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Wu-men kuan

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Also known as: “Mumon-kan”

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collection of koans

In koan
…an earlier compilation; and the Wu-men kuan (Japanese: Mumon-kan), a collection of 48 koans compiled in 1228 by the Chinese priest Hui-k’ai (known also as Wu-men). Compare zazen.
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