Koan (disambiguation)
Kōan is a case, story, dialog, question, or statement in the history and lore of Zen Buddhism.
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Kōan may also refer to:
Japan
- Kōan (Kamakura period), a Japanese era (1278-1288)
- Kōan (Muromachi period), a Japanese era (1361-1362)
- Emperor Kōan, the 6th emperor of Japan
- Kōan (公安), an abbreviation for any of the following public security agencies:
- Public Security Intelligence Agency
- Public Security Examination Commission, part of the Ministry of Justice
- National Public Safety Commission (Japan)
Music
- Koan (program), an algorithmic music software package
- KOAN Sound, a glitch-hop duo from Bristol, UK
- Koan, an album by Stephan Micus
- Koan, a musical composition by James Tenney
Other
- KOAN (AM), a radio station in Anchorage, Alaska
- KOAN-LP, a television station in Anchorage, Alaska
- Hacker koan, a humorous anecdote written by hackers about computer science
- Ministry of Public Security (China)
- White Koan, a modern sculpture at the University of Warwick
- Koan, a software program that works with Cobbler (software)
- Kōan, a member of the Black Moon Clan from Sailor Moon R
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