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Chao-chou''s Dog -- A monk asked Chao-chou, "Has the dog Buddha nature or not?" Chao-chou said, "Mu."
Gateless Gate, aka Mumonkon -- A famous collection of koans.
Genjo Koan: Actualizing the Fundamental Point -- by Eihei Dogen
Genjokoan -- by Eihei Dogen, Zenji; written 1233 C.E. Translated by HakuyuTaizan Maezumi Roshi. "When all dharmas are buddha-dharma, there are enlightenment and delusion, practice, life and death, buddhas and creatures. When the ten thousand dharmas are without Self, there are no delusion, no enlightenment, no buddhas, no creatures, no life and no death...."
Random Koans -- Read a koan picked at random from the text.
The Sound of One Hand Clapping -- A brief explanation of this famous koan, by Hakuin.

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