Koan
(Published on 22. May 2025, 06:57 by juggler)
This Sudoku may or may not have a solution. When you understand it, you will be free of it.
SUDOKU - Place a digit from 1-9 in each cell so that each digit appears exactly once in every row, column, and region.
COUNTING LOTUSES
- Each lotus either has Buddha-nature, or does not have Buddha-nature, based on criteria to be discovered by the solver.
- A digit on a lotus with Buddha-nature indicates how many lotuses with Buddha-nature contain that digit.
- A digit on a lotus without Buddha-nature indicates how many lotuses without Buddha-nature contain that digit.
Solution code: Row 7
Comments
on 16. July 2025, 13:20 by SZCrow
No free for me because I lost the “all-clear” status of juggler’s puzzle, please let me know if the solution code make any sense or not so that I can quit guessing or have the faith to keep doing it
on 21. June 2025, 06:31 by mellowrobinson
I understand it. But I am not free because my gut tells me there is a deeper understanding
on 11. June 2025, 11:14 by QuiltyAsCharged
In the Sea of Ise, ten thousand feet down, lies a single stone.
I want to pick up that stone without getting my hands wet.
on 7. June 2025, 21:07 by eladv
I keep coming back here every few days to see if there is progress on this riddle.
(Spoiler Alert to the maybe-solution:)
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spoilers ahead
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Spoiler:
I mean, I can give a simple proof that there is no solution to the puzzle, unless there's some big catch. But is there more to this? Is there a big catch, e.g. one of the lotuses is a "fake lotus" of some kind? Or is this a puzzle with no solution.
(Note: perhaps this comment should be a hidden comment, I had a hard time deciding. If someone thinks this comment should be hidden, please tell me and I'll change it to hidden.)
on 22. May 2025, 21:25 by vitaminz
Finding peace with my inability to solve this puzzle has set me free.
on 22. May 2025, 12:43 by Prince Myshkin
This one's over my head, I presume the opening line of the instructions is telling me something, but I can't figure it out. I can't identify a fake lotus anywhere, so I'll have to leave this one to smarter minds than mine.
on 22. May 2025, 09:58 by josebastian8
The master wonders
The mystic wanders
The juggler dances
