Koan (disambiguation)

A kōan is a type of text or utterance in Zen Buddhism.

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Koan 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
Koan, an album by Stephan Micus
Koan, a musical composition by James Tenney

Radio and television stations

KOAN-LP, a television station in Anchorage, Alaska
KOAN (AM), a radio station in Anchorage, Alaska
KVNT, a radio station (1020 AM) licensed to serve Eagle River, Alaska, which held the call sign KOAN from 2009 to 2013

Other uses

Hacker koan, a humorous anecdote written by hackers about computer science
Koan or Coan, demonym of the island Kos
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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