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Koan

gōng àn
kouan
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In Buddhist context, this is a Zen question for meditation.

From the Buddhist dictionary this is:
Problems set by Zen masters, upon which thought is concentrated as a means to attain inner unity and illumination.

The secular meaning of this word can mean a judge's desk, complex legal case, contentious issue, a dossier, case record, public laws, regulations, or case-law.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Koan公案kouan / koangōng àn / gong1 an4 / gong an / gongankung an / kungan


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 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

公安

see styles		 gōng ān / gong1 an1
kung an
 kouan / koan / こうあん
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Police / Public Security Bureau

(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security
public safety; public welfare; (female given name) Kouan

公案

see styles		 gōng àn / gong1 an4
kung an
 kouan / koan / こうあん
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Koan

judge's desk; complex legal case; contentious issue; koan (Zen Buddhism)
Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping); koan
J. kōan; 因緣 A dossier, or case-record; a cause; public laws, regulations; case-law. Problems set by Zen masters, upon which thought is concentrated as a means to attain inner unity and illumination; public case

光庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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光庵
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(personal name) Kouan

孝庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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孝庵
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(personal name) Kouan

小杏

see styles		  koan / こあん
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小杏
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(female given name) Koan

巷庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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巷庵
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(surname) Kouan

幸庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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幸庵
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(given name) Kouan

康安

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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康安
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Kōan era (of the Northern Court) (1361.3.29-1362.9.23); (given name) Kouan

弘安

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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弘安
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Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28); (female given name) Hiroyasu

弘庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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弘庵
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(personal name) Kouan

昴庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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昴庵
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(given name) Kouan

洪庵

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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洪庵
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(personal name) Kouan

畊安

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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畊安
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(given name) Kouan

考案

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん
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考案
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(noun/participle) plan; device; idea; invention

狗子仏性

see styles		  kushibusshou / kushibussho / くしぶっしょう
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狗子仏性
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(Buddhist term) "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" (classic Zen koan)

狗子佛性

see styles		 gǒu zǐ fó xìng / gou3 zi3 fo2 xing4
kou tzu fo hsing
 kushi busshō / くしぶっしょう
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狗子佛性
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(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" (classic Zen koan)
dog, buddha-nature

見性公案

见性公案

see styles		 jiàn xìng gon gàn / jian4 xing4 gon1 gan4
chien hsing gon kan
 kenshō kōan
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見性公案
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gong-an (kōan) of seeing the true nature

隻手の音声

see styles		  sekishunoonjou / sekishunoonjo / せきしゅのおんじょう
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隻手の音声
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(See 公案) the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

考案(P);考按

see styles		  kouan / koan / こうあん (noun/participle) plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception; invention

狗子仏性;狗子佛性(oK)

see styles		  kushibusshou / kushibussho / くしぶっしょう {Buddh} (See 公案) the Mu koan ("does a dog have Buddha nature?")

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