List of koans by Yunmen Wenyan

The following is a list of kōans attributed to the Zen master Yunmen Wenyan.

Of the Zen saying: "Buddha preached for forty-nine years, but his tongue never moved," the master Gensha said:

The TV series Fargo makes liberal use of koans. For example, in episode 5, titled "The Six Ungraspables" (May 2014), Gus' rabbi-like neighbor relates a parable, and in episode 6, "Buridan's Ass", Malvo has Don (voice disguised) phone Stavros and read a koan over the telephone.

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