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Koan

A kōan (/ˈkoʊæn, -ɑːn/ KOH-a(h)n; Japanese: 公案; Chinese: 公案; pinyin: gōng'àn ; Korean: 화두; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Chan, Zen, Seon and Thiền Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of kōan practice in Zen is to achieve…

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Etymology

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Gong'an in China

Modern Chinese Chan and Korean Seon

Kōan in Japan

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Koan

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Koan

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related to In Sanbo Kyodan and White Plum Asanga · 25
Koan → After, Blue Cliff Record, Book, Equanimity, Five, Gateless Gate, Hakuin's, Harada-Yasutani, It, Light, Mumonkan, Record, Rinzai, Sōtō-priest Hakuun Yasutani, Taizan Maezumi, Takuju, Takuju-curriculum, The, The Sanbo, The Sanbo Kyodan
related to In Japanese Sōtō · 21
Koan → By, Commentaries, During, Dōgen, Few Sōtō Zen, Genjokōan, Genrō, Greater Shōbōgenzō, He, Japan, Later, One Hundred Old Cases, Over, Rinzai, Sōtō, Tenchian, Tetsumon, Tetteki Tōsui, The Iron Flute, Verses
related to Further reading · 20
Koan → Basic Books, Boston, Essential, Essential Writings, Hoffmann, ISBN, Japan, John Daido, Koan Study, Koans, Loori, One Hand, Originally, Sitting, The Sound, This, Wisdom Publications, Yoel, Zen, Zen Practice
related to Rinzai school · 20
Koan → After, Blackbird, Blue Cliff Record, Chin'u, Chinese, Collection, Entangling Vines, Gateless Gate, Hekigan-roku, In, Japanese, Japanese Rinzai, Kōan, Mumonkan, Rinzai, Shumon Kattoshu, Takuju-school, The Inzan-school, What, Wings
related to Criticism from within the Zen tradition · 17
Koan → According, Arthur Braverman, Bassui Tokushō, Bodhidharma, Chanti Weizhao, Foyan Qingyuan, He, Ikkyū Sōjun, In, Koans, Rinzai, Schlütter, Sengbao, Song, The Song, True, Zen
related to Does a dog have Buddha-nature · 14
Koan → Book, Case No, Chao-chou, English, Giles, However, Japanese, Joshu, Serenity, This, Wade, Wu, Wúménguān, Zhaozhou
related to Academic criticism · 12
Koan → Albert Welter, An, Buddhism, Chan, For Welter, However, It, Mario Poceski, Steven Heine, Such, Tang-era, While
related to Other criticism · 8
Koan → According, Alan Watts, He, Regarding, Suzuki, The, Watts, Zen
see also · 5
Koan → Buddhism KirigamiKoans, Subhuti, Tanzan, TetsugenList, Yunmen WenyanOriginal
related to External links · 3
Koan → PagesKoan Collections, Studies, Zen Buddhism Koan Study

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kōan zen practice chinese rinzai chan also one master japanese according gong'an school sōtō masters koans case students like student

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Philip Kapleauinstance of15 from The Gateless Gate and thereafter earning his dharma name Ikkyū.Facing criticism by Buddhists0.80text
Dinstance of15 from The Gateless Gate and thereafter earning his dharma name Ikkyū.Facing criticism by Buddhists0.80text
hittinginstance ofencounter-dialogue stories depicting bizarre antics0.80text
shouting are best understood as caricatures which tell us less about the Chan masters who are their subjects than the motives of the people who created theminstance ofencounter-dialogue stories depicting bizarre antics0.80text
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Koanrelated to Academic criticismAn0.60section
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Koanrelated to Academic criticismHowever0.60section
Koanrelated to Academic criticismMario Poceski0.60section
Koanrelated to Academic criticismTang-era0.60section
Koanrelated to Academic criticismSuch0.60section
Koanrelated to Academic criticismChan0.60section

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