Koan (disambiguation)

Kōan

Kōan is a case, story, dialog, question, or statement in the history and lore of Zen Buddhism.

Kōan may also refer to:

Kōan (Kamakura period), a Japanese era (1278-1288)
Kōan (Muromachi period), a Japanese era (1361-1362)
Emperor Kōan, the 6th emperor of Japan
Kōan, a member of the Black Moon Clan from Sailor Moon R
Kōan (公安), an abbreviation for any of the following public security agencies:
- In Japan:
  - Public Security Intelligence Agency
  - Public Security Examination Commission
  - National Public Safety Commission (Japan)
  - Maritime Public Safety Agency
  - former Railway police of Japan, currently known as the Railway Police Force
- Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

Music

Koan (program), an algorithmic music software package
Koan (album), an album by Stephan Micus
Koan, a musical composition by James Tenney
KOAN Sound, a glitch-hop duo from Bristol, UK
Koan, Ethno-chillout / ambient / electronica project of two friends (Russia, since 1993)

Other

Hacker koan, a humorous anecdote written by hackers about computer science
KOAN-LP, a television station in Anchorage, Alaska
KOAN (AM), a radio station in Anchorage, Alaska
The Koan, a modern sculpture at the University of Warwick
Koan, a software program that works with Cobbler (software)

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