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Short instructive text in some Buddhist practices
A kōan (/ˈkoʊæn, -ɑːn/ KOH-a(h)n; Japanese: 公案; Chinese: 公案; pinyin: gōng'àn [kʊ́ŋ ân]; Korean: 화두; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question
Koan
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up koan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kōan is a type of text or utterance in Zen Buddhism. Koan may also refer to: Kōan (Kamakura period)
Koan_(disambiguation)
Legendary emperor of Japan
Emperor Kōan (孝安天皇, Kōan-tennō), also known as Yamatotarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto (大倭帯日子国押人命) was the sixth legendary emperor of Japan, according
Emperor_Kōan
Generative music engine
tools (SSEYO Koan Pro and SSEYO Koan X), a set of stand-alone Koan Music players (SSEYO Koan Plus, SSEYO Koan File Player and SSEYO Koan Album Player)
Koan_(program)
English electronic music production duo
KOAN Sound (/ˈkoʊən/ KOH-ən; named after the word kōan) is an English electronic music production duo from Bristol, consisting of Will Weeks and Jim Bastow
KOAN_Sound
Term meaning 'not', 'without', or 'lack'
a 13th-century collection of Zen kōan, uses the word wu or mu in its title (Wumenguan or Mumonkan 無門關) and first kōan case ("Zhao Zhou's Dog" 趙州狗子). Chinese
Mu_(negative)
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Sōtō traditions, koans were studied and commented on; for example, Hongzhi published a collection of koans, and Dogen discussed koans extensively. However
Zen
Japanese Zen Buddhist master (1686–1769)
stagnation, focusing on rigorous training methods integrating meditation and koan practice. Hakuin was born in 1686 in the small village of Hara, at the foot
Hakuin_Ekaku
Esoteric Khmer amulet
The koan kroach (Khmer: កូនក្រក, literally dried child) is an esoteric Khmer amulet made from mummified fetuses "obtained from the forced removal of the
Koan_kroach
Inductive logic game
for structures ("koans") to follow, and the other players (the "Students") try to discover it by building and studying various koans which follow or break
Zendo_(game)
A kong koan (Chinese: 公館; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-koán; pinyin: gōngguǎn) or Chinese council (Dutch: Chinezen Raad; Indonesian: Raad Tjina) was a high government
Kong_Koan
Influential kōan story in the Zen tradition
The wild fox kōan, also known as "Pai-chang's fox" and "Hyakujō and a Fox", is an influential kōan story in the Zen tradition dating back as early as
Wild_fox_koan
1281 failed attempt by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China to invade Japan
The Battle of Kōan, also known as the Second Battle of Hakata Bay, was the second attempt by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China to invade Japan after
Battle_of_Kōan
Fictional characters in Sailor Moon
original dub. Her given human name is Kōan Kurozuki, with her last name meaning "black moon". Sensing Mars, Kōan receives Rubeus's blessing to "Code: 001
Black_Moon_Clan
Public university in Coventry, England
The White Koan is a modern art sculpture by Liliane Lijn which is installed outside the back entrance to the Warwick Arts Centre. The Koan is 6 metres
University_of_Warwick
Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher
Sōtō-style shikantaza with Harada Daiun Sogaku's kōan-curriculum, which uses both Rinzai and Soto kōan-collections. In 1979 Maezumi and his first dharma-heir
Taizan_Maezumi
Japanese physician
Ogata Kōan (緒方 洪庵; August 13, 1810 – July 25, 1863) was a Japanese medical doctor and rangaku scholar in late Edo period Japan, noted for establishing
Ogata_Kōan
Music that is ever-different and changing, and that is created by a system
changing, and that is created by a system. In 1995 whilst working with SSEYO's Koan software (built by Tim Cole and Pete Cole who later evolved it to Noatikl
Generative_music
Meditative discipline in Zen Buddhism
the breath (anapanasati), mentally repeating a phrase (which could be a koan, a mantra, a huatou or nianfo), or engaging in a kind of open monitoring
Zazen
Canadian actor (born 1964)
that she "felt like [she] was standing alone in a rock garden, having a koan whispered into [her] ear" after watching the viral clip on Twitter. The interaction
Keanu_Reeves
Seeing one's "true nature" as inherently empty of a personal self
(2006), The Steps of Koan Practice. In: John Daido Loori, Thomas Yuho Kirchner (eds), Sitting With Koans: Essential Writings on Zen Koan Introspection, Wisdom
Kenshō
Indonesian Chinese organisation
Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan (THHK, traditional Chinese: 中華會館; simplified Chinese: 中华会馆; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Hōe-koán; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Huìguǎn; lit. 'The Chinese
Tiong_Hoa_Hwee_Koan
Museum in Tainan, Taiwan
The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL; Chinese: 國立臺灣文學館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Wénxuéguǎn) is a museum located in Tainan, Taiwan. Operated by Taiwan's
National Museum of Taiwan Literature
National_Museum_of_Taiwan_Literature
Indian TV series
and Jaiseelan Sivaram. This series is written by Koan and Eraa. Kalai Kadodi; and directed by Koan and Chidambaram Manivannan for JioHotstar. The plot
Police_Police_(TV_series)
Story of the origin of Zen Buddhism
meaning "Picking up a flower and smiling"). It appears as Case 6 in the Zen koan collection, The Gateless Barrier (Wúménguān; Jap. Mumonkan). In the story
Flower_Sermon
Radio station in Anchorage, Alaska
KOAN (1080 AM) is a commercial radio station in Anchorage, Alaska. It is owned by Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin. Its studios are located on Business
KOAN_(AM)
Period of Japanese history (1278–1288 CE)
Kōan (弘安) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; lit. "year name") after Kenji and before Shōō. This period spanned the years from February 1278 through April
Kōan_(Kamakura_period)
Compilation of Zen Buddhist koans
sometimes translated as The Gateless Gate, is a collection of 48 Chan koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai (無門慧開;
The_Gateless_Barrier
Buddhist School in Santa Rosa, California
the line of the Sanbo Kyodan school of koan Zen. Tarrant has claimed to have developed ways of teaching koans that can orient anyone, including those
Pacific_Zen_Institute
12th-century Chinese Chan master
huatou, or "inspecting the critical phrase," of a kōan story. This method was called the "Chan of gongan (kōan) introspection" (看話禪 Kanhua Chan). Dahui was
Dahui_Zonggao
Radio station in Eagle River, Alaska
transmitter failure. The station changed its call letters to KOAN on June 9, 2009. The KOAN call letters were previously used on channel 6 in Anchorage
KVNT
Japanese Zen priest
children. He began koan-training in 1925, when he was forty, under Harada Daiun Sogaku, a Sōtō Rōshi who had also completed a Rinzai koan-curriculum. Two
Hakuun_Yasutani
Collection of definitions from computer subcultures
tremendous expansion of hackerdom, the File (and related materials like the AI Koans in Appendix A) came to be seen as a sort of sacred epic, a hacker-culture
Jargon_File
Founder of Buddhism
Anapanasati Samatha-vipassanā (Vipassana movement) Shikantaza Zazen Tukdam Koan Ganana Mandala Tonglen Tantra Tertön Terma Merit Mindfulness Mindful Yoga
The_Buddha
Japanese era (1361–1362)
Kōan (康安) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Enbun and before
Kōan_(Muromachi_period)
Japanese intelligence agency
Retrieved on January 5, 2008. https://japan.kantei.go.jp/syoukai_e/e_html/koan/01.html [bare URL] "Can Tokyo meet Washington's expectation?" (PDF). www
Public Security Intelligence Agency
Public_Security_Intelligence_Agency
Chinese Zen master
Song period. He is most famous for having compiled and commentated the 48-koan collection The Gateless Barrier (Mandarin: 無門關 Wúménguān; Japanese: 無門関 Mumonkan)
Wumen_Huikai
景資; 1246 – 1285) was the commander of the Japanese forces at the Battle of Kōan during the Mongol invasions of Japan. Stephen Turnbull (19 February 2013)
Shōni_Kagesuke
School of Japanese Zen Buddhism
his vigorous zeal for koan-practice and his orientation towards common people, became the hero of a revigorized tradition of koan-study and an outreach
Rinzai_school
1233 essay on Zen written by Dōgen
fully or completely manifest, or to express or share. And in this context koan does not refer to these teaching stories, but to the heart of the matter
Genjōkōan
Chinese Chan Buddhist master
History of the Koan and Koan Study in Rinsai (Lin-Chi) Zen. Harcourt, Brace & World. LCCN 66010044. Kubose, Gyomay M. (1973). Zen Koans. Chicago: H. Regnery
Yunmen_Wenyan
American Buddhist writer and academic (1941–2026)
Anapanasati Samatha-vipassanā (Vipassana movement) Shikantaza Zazen Tukdam Koan Ganana Mandala Tonglen Tantra Tertön Terma Merit Mindfulness Mindful Yoga
Robert_Thurman
Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher
Matsumoto, was a Japanese lay Zen-teacher who taught Taizan Maezumi the Inzan koan-curriculum. Musa Koryū Osaka (無作光龍苧坂) was born in 1901 as Koryū Matsumoto
Koryū_Osaka
Traditional Chinese language riddles
of seeking an answer to the kōan. The kōan is both the object being sought and the relentless seeking itself. In a kōan, the self sees the self not directly
Chinese_riddles
phrase), or agyo (下語) of a kōan is a proof of solution of the case riddle, but not the solution itself. In Zen Buddhism, kōan is used both as a meditation
Jakugo
Lay-oriented Japanese Zen lineage combining Sōtō and Rinzai practices
silent-illumination practice of the Sōtō school with the complete Rinzai kōan curriculum and extends that synthesis to lay practitioners worldwide. The
Harada-Yasutani_School
Japanese Zen buddhist teacher (1200-1253)
their training around the use of gōng-àn (Japanese: kōan). Though Dōgen assiduously studied the kōans, he became disenchanted with the heavy emphasis laid
Dōgen
1237 Japanese essay on Soto Zen practice
essay makes numerous allusions to other works, especially kōans. One such reference is to a kōan attributed to Dongshan Shouchu that appears in both the
Tenzo_Kyōkun
2024 studio album by Intervals
Additional musicians Jacob Umansky – bass Nathan Bulla – drums, percussion KOAN Sound – guest synthesizers, sound design ("Neurogenesis") Julian Waterfall
Memory_Palace_(album)
2016 Hong Kong-Chinese film by Koan Hui
League of Gods (Chinese: 3D封神榜) is a 2016 fantasy film directed by Koan Hui, co-produced by Charles Heung and Wilson Yip, based on the 16th-century novel
League_of_Gods
Traditional music of China
Beiguan (Chinese: 北管; pinyin: Běiguǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-kóan) is a type of traditional music, melody and theatrical performance between the 17th and mid-20th
Beiguan_music
Island in Greece
as Coo. A person from Kos is called a "Koan" (or "Coan") in English. The word is also an adjective, as in "Koan goods". Kos is part of the Dodecanese island
Kos
gong'ans: 4 koans in The Gateless Gate (#14, #19, #27, #34), 6 koans in the Blue Cliff Record (#28, #31, #40, #63, #64, #69), and 3 koans in The Book
Nanquan_Puyuan
School of Zen in Japanese Buddhism
did return from China with various kōan anthologies and other texts, contributing to the transmission of the koan tradition to Japan. In the first works
Sōtō
Television station in Anchorage, Alaska
station was switched over to Business Radio, and its call sign changed to KOAN. The predominant reason for the move of the modern rock format to the FM
KNIK-LD
Conversational literary device
Retrieved 12 August 2020. Heine, Steven; Wright, Dale S., eds. (2000). The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press
Non sequitur (literary device)
Non_sequitur_(literary_device)
Chinese Chan monk
(1235–1308), the founder of the Japanese Rinzai Zen Ōtōkan-lineage. His style of koan practice was admired and emulated by Hakuin Ekaku, and today it's the only
Xutang_Zhiyu
Grecian alcoholic beverage
Coan wine is wine from the Greek island of Kos, and in particular a style of wine invented there in classical antiquity that was known for its saltiness
Coan_wine
Retainer of the Higo Province, Japan
Province, Japan, who fought in both the Battle of Bun'ei and the Battle of Kōan during the Mongol invasions of Japan. Suenaga commissioned the Mōko Shūrai
Takezaki_Suenaga
Koan-like form of self-inquiry from the Zen-tradition
"Who is the master that sees and hears?" is a kōan-like form of self-inquiry practiced in the Zen tradition. It is best known from the 14th-century Japanese
Who is the master that sees and hears?
Who_is_the_master_that_sees_and_hears?
British sound artist
Koan software, producing algorithmic breakbeat and drum and bass, and ambient music. Didymus contributed to the development of the Koan Plus and Koan
Timothy_Didymus
Literature as part of zen teaching
Platform Sutra, lineage charts, collected sayings of Zen-masters, and the koan-literature. Contrary to the popular image, literature does play a role in
Zen_scriptures
Government agency of Taiwan
Wèishēng Fúlì Bù Jíbìng Guǎnzhì Shǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ōe-seng Hok-lī Pō͘ Chi̍t-pēⁿ Koán-chè Sú) is the national public health agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Taiwan Centers for Disease Control
Taiwan_Centers_for_Disease_Control
Spiritual practices from ancient India
buddhafield, and visualization. Chinese Buddhism developed the Chan practice of Koan introspection and Hua Tou. Tantric Buddhism developed and adopted tantric
Yoga
Indonesian politician
Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan Batavia (1900–1939) [40 Years of Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan Batavia (1900–1939)] (in Indonesian). Batavia: Tiong Hoa Hwee Koan. Phoa, Kian Sioe
Khouw_Kim_An
Legendary emperor of Japan
second son then took the throne and would later be referred to as Emperor Kōan. The existence of at least the first nine Emperors is disputed due to insufficient
Emperor_Kōshō
National museum in Taipei, Taiwan
國立臺灣博物館; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Bówùguǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Phok-bu̍t-koán), established in 1908, is the oldest museum in Taiwan. It was founded by
National_Taiwan_Museum
Training of the mind through meditation in Buddhism
demonstration of the master's insight. Koans emphasize the non-conceptional insight that the Buddhist teachings are pointing to. Koans can be used to provoke the
Dhyana_in_Buddhism
American science fiction media franchise
are always inconsistent, always encountering the unprovable. It's like a koan, a Zen mind breaker. The Bene Gesserit practice "religious engineering" (social
Dune_(franchise)
Japanese Zen priest
the Rinzai-teacher with whom Harada Daiun Sogaku, the koan-teacher of Hakuun Yasutani, studied koans. Sanbo Kyodan terebess.hu, 原田(大雲)祖岳 Harada (Daiun) Sogaku
Kogenshitsu_Dokutan_Sosan
Samurai of the Bakumatsu period
the "Golden Age of Zen", Yamaoka appears in a handful of modern kōan. Three popular koan featuring Yamaoka are listed below. Nothing Exists, featuring a
Yamaoka_Tesshū
Greek mythological woman
Greek mythology, Meropis (Ancient Greek: Μεροπὶς, romanized: Meropis) is a Koan woman who refused to honour the deities Artemis, Athena and Hermes, and was
Meropis_(mythology)
Military ruler of Japan from 1266 to 1289
7th shōgun at the age of two when his father was deposed. 17 July 1287 (Kōan 10, 6th day of the 6th month): The shōgun was given the offices of Chūnagon
Prince_Koreyasu
Military academy in Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Zhōnghuámínguó Hǎijūn Jūnguān Xuéxiào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Hái-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu) is the naval service academy of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Republic of China Naval Academy
Republic_of_China_Naval_Academy
1688 Japanese collection of writings
part of the kōan practice, as the jakugo or capping verses — responses by students to problems given to them by their teachers. Zen Kōan Jakugo Classical
Zenrin-kushū
Concept in Zen Buddhism
that is judged when being tested with kōans, as opposed to an intellectual understanding of a fixed answer to the kōan itself. The term can also less commonly
Kyōgai
assigned koan. If the master rings a bell to dismiss the student, this means the student's understanding is not right and that their work with the koan must
Sanzen
Japanese Zen Buddhist monk (1394–1481)
assigned kōan and made dolls for a local merchant in Kyoto. In 1418 Ikkyū was given Case 15 of the Mumonkan ("The Gateless Gate", a famous set of 49 kōan), known
Ikkyū
American artist
eastern philosophy and feminine mythology. She is known for her cone-shaped Koan series. In conversation with Fluxus artist and writer, Charles Dreyfus, Lijn
Liliane_Lijn
1895 treaty ending the First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese colonialism (Chinese: 馬關條約; pinyin: Mǎguān Tiáoyuē; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-koan Tiâu-iok) Assuming $18/oz, in 2015. Ikle, Frank W. (1967). "The Triple Intervention
Treaty_of_Shimonoseki
Set of Japanese illustrated handscrolls
from the government. The second scroll describes him at the naval Battle of Kōan (1281). The work dates itself to 1293, while scholars similarly believe it
Mōko_Shūrai_Ekotoba
British horror media franchise
Weeks Later Enrique Chediak Fox Atomic DNA Films Figment Films Sogecine Koan Films 20th Century Fox (UK) Fox Atomic (US) 99 mins 28 Years Later Young
28_Days_Later_(film_series)
County in Fujian, People's Republic of China
Chinese: 诏安; traditional Chinese: 詔安; pinyin: Zhào'ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiàu-an-koān) is a county in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, and the southernmost administrative
Zhao'an_County
Legendary emperor of Japan
Kōrei was born in 342 BC and is believed to be the eldest son of Emperor Kōan. His mother is believed to have been Oshihime, who was the daughter of
Emperor_Kōrei
Semi-legendary founder of Zen Buddhism
between the two." In the Zen kōan tradition, Bodhidharma is mentioned as a significant figure. In Dogen's 13th century kōan collection, the Shinji Shōbōgenzō
Bodhidharma
Multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England
Dappled Light. A distinctive feature outside of the arts centre is White Koan by American-born artist Liliane Lijn, which was purchased by the university
Warwick_Arts_Centre
Indonesian social worker, community leader (1857–1937)
Landheer (landlord), social activist and founding president of Tiong Hoa Hwe Koan, an influential Confucian educational and social organisation meant to better
Phoa_Keng_Hek
Taiwanese slogan
kap Lô-má-jī ê Koan-hē’ (‘A new Taiwan and its relationship with Latinized orthography’) of Chhoà Pôe-hóe [nan]'s 1925 book Cha̍p-hāng Koán-kiàn (‘Ten Humble
Chhut-thâu-thiⁿ
1988 and Computer Parables: Enlightenment in the Information Age (978–0931137136) in 1989. Hacker koan James, Geoffrey. "The Tao of Programming". v t e
The_Tao_of_Programming
Japanese Buddhist term for awakening
study, with the use of koans, and the practice of meditation to concentrate the mind, under the guidance of a teacher. Koans are short anecdotes of verbal
Satori
1997 novel by Richard Flanagan
Australian author Richard Flanagan. The title is adapted from the famous Zen kōan of Hakuin Ekaku. The Sound of One Hand Clapping was Flanagan's second novel
The Sound of One Hand Clapping (novel)
The_Sound_of_One_Hand_Clapping_(novel)
Taiwanese actor and model
(simplified Chinese: 官鸿; traditional Chinese: 官鴻; pinyin: Guān Hóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koaⁿ-hông, born 15 January 1995), also known as Darren Chen, is a Taiwanese actor
Darren_Chen
Taiwanese bowl-shaped bread
Coffin bread, also known as coffin lid or coffin board (Taiwanese Hokkien: koaⁿ-chhâ-pang 棺柴枋, Chinese: 棺材板; pinyin: guāncaibǎn), is a Taiwanese bread bowl
Coffin_bread
1957 publication by Paul Reps
Centering (Vigyan Bhairav Tantra) 101 Zen Stories is a 1919 compilation of Zen koans including 19th and early 20th century anecdotes compiled by Nyogen Senzaki
Zen_Flesh,_Zen_Bones
Liangjie rather than Yunyan, although again, neither is likely. A number of kōan dialogues feature Yunyan and his fellow student Daowu Yuanzhi. Case 54 of
Yunyan_Tansheng
Form of Buddhist meditation
the encounter-dialogues and koan of the interactions between past masters and students, but are shorter phrases than koans. The Hua Tou method was invented
Hua_Tou
Complete loss of subjective self-identity
(2006), The Steps of Koan Practice. In: John Daido Loori, Thomas Yuho Kirchner (eds), Sitting With Koans: Essential Writings on Zen Koan Introspection, Wisdom
Ego_death
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: One hand clapping (phrase), a phrase derived from a Buddhist koan One Hand Clapping (Paul McCartney and Wings album), an album and concert
One_Hand_Clapping
Museum in North, Taichung, Taiwan
Guólì Zìrán Kēxué Bówùguǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p Chū-jiân Kho-ha̍k Phok-bu̍t-koán) is a national museum in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. The museum covers
National Museum of Natural Science
National_Museum_of_Natural_Science
Stick used to clean self after defecating
Japanese Buddhism. A well-known example is in a watō from the Chan/Zen gōng'àn/kōan, in which a monk asked "what is buddha?" and Master Yunmen/Unmon answered
Shit_stick
KOAN
KOAN
KOAN
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Boy/Male
Indian
Truth
Male
Hebrew
(יָש×וּב) Hebrew name YASHUWB means "he will return" or "turning oneself." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Bani and a son of Issachar. The English form is Jashub.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Towbiyah, TOVIYA means "God is good."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Norse, Scandinavian
Torch; Shining; Brightness; Moon; Moon Elope; Similar to Helen
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Snorri, SNORRE means "attack."
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Kimberley, KIM means "King's City Meadow." Compare with another form of Kim.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
River; Lord Brahma
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Norvell.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Moon
Boy/Male
German
From an Old German name meaning war or battle. Famous bearer: twentieth century German writer...
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KOAN
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