of kōan practice in Zen is to achieve kenshō ("seeing one's true nature"). Extended study of kōan literature as well as meditation (zazen) on a kōan is...
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Emperor Kōan (孝安天皇, Kōan-tennō), also known as Yamatotarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto (大倭帯日子国押人命) was the sixth legendary emperor of Japan, according...
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KOAN Sound (/ˈkoʊən/ KOH-ən; named after the word kōan) is an English electronic music production duo from Bristol, consisting of Will Weeks and Jim Bastow...
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Look up koan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kōan is a type of text or utterance in Zen Buddhism. Koan may also refer to: Kōan (Kamakura period)...
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The wild fox kōan, also known as "Pai-chang's fox" and "Hyakujō and a Fox", is an influential kōan story in the Zen tradition dating back as early as...
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one commenced in Kenji 4. August 15, 1281 (Kōan 4, 7th day of the intercalary 7th month): Battle of Kōan -- The second Mongol invasion of Japan is foiled...
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Black Moon Clan (redirect from Koan (Sailor Moon))
combustion. Rei confronts Kōan so she reveals her true self, while Rei transforms into Sailor Mars. In the ensuing battle, Kōan traps Sailor Mars in a fire...
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The Battle of Kōan (弘安の役, Kōan no eki), also known as the Second Battle of Hakata Bay, was the second attempt by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China to...
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Ogata Kōan (緒方 洪庵, August 13, 1810 – July 25, 1863) was a Japanese physician and rangaku scholar in late Edo period Japan, noted for establishing an academy...
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1361 (Kōan 1, 6th month): Snowfall was unusually heavy; and there was also a disastrous fire in Kyoto as well as a violent earthquake. 1361 (Kōan 1): Eigen-ji...
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