My teacher asked me this but i downt know wat it means.whats the sound of one hand claping?

Question

My teacher asked me this but i downt know wat it means.whats the sound of one hand claping?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koan#The_so...

Answer 2

Siemese twins

Answer 3

Silence

Answer 4

It means that everything must be done from both sides.Like: If one helps you always,you must help him too,otherwise there's no meaning.

Answer 5

" What is the sound of one hand clapping?'

- is an invitation to reflect deeply upon a certain matter. It is in this reflection and pondering that one learns or gains some answers. The question itself is a rhetoric one- one that does not require an answer.

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