koanlike

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective koanlike is

resembling a koan or some aspect of one: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.

Koanlike is a see also of zenlike.

As adjectives the difference between koanlike and zenlike

is that koanlike is resembling a koan or some aspect of one: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc while zenlike is .

As adjectives the difference between concise and koanlike

is that concise is brief, yet including all important information while koanlike is resembling a koan or some aspect of one: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.

As adjectives the difference between cryptic and koanlike

is that cryptic is having hidden meaning while koanlike is resembling a koan or some aspect of one: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.

As a noun cryptic

is (informal) a cryptic crossword.

As a noun koan

is (zen buddhism) a story about a zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the zen student’s mind leading to satori.

As an adjective koanlike is

resembling a koan or some aspect of one: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.