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What is the sound of one hand clapping

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Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)

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  • Greenman Bacchus
    Greenman Bacchus
    Correct, Ian, the auther of that zen koan is Hakuin who was an 18th century Japanese monk, not a Chinese philosopher born in 551 BC
    LikeReply5 years ago
  • Ian Johnson
    Ian Johnson
    Confucius did not say this.
    LikeReply8 years ago

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Quel est le son d'une main qui applaudit

מה נשמע כפיים של כף יד אחת

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