Koan (disambiguation)
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Kōan is a case, story, dialog, question, or statement in the history and lore of Zen Buddhism.
Kōan may also refer to:
Koan may also refer to:
Kōan may also refer to:
- Kōan (Kamakura period), a Japanese era (1278-1288)
- Kōan (Muromachi period), a Japanese era (1361-1362)
- Emperor KōanEmperor Koan; also known as Yamatotarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto; was the sixth emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 392 BC through 291 BC, but he may have...
, the 6th emperor of Japan - Kōan, a member of the Black Moon ClanBlack Moon ClanThe ' is a fictional clan existing in the 30th century in the Sailor Moon metaseries. It comprises the antagonists of the second major story arc, which is called Black Moon in the manga and which fills the majority of the Sailor Moon R anime. In the dubbed anime they are called the Negamoon Family...
from Sailor Moon R - Kōan (公安), an abbreviation for any of the following public security agencies:
- In Japan:
- Public Security Intelligence AgencyPublic Security Intelligence AgencyThe is the national intelligence agency of Japan. It is administered by the Ministry of Justice in the government of Japan, and is tasked with internal security and espionage against threats to Japanese national security based on the Subversive Activities Prevention Act.As the national agency with...
- Public Security Examination Commission
- National Public Safety Commission (Japan)National Public Safety Commission (Japan)The is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission. It is headquartered in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigasaeki in Chiyoda, Tokyo....
- Maritime Public Safety Agency
- former Railway police of Japan, currently known as the Railway Police Force
- Public Security Intelligence Agency
- Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of ChinaMinistry of Public Security of the People's Republic of ChinaThe Ministry of Public Security , is the principal police and security authority of the mainland of the People's Republic of China and the government agency that exercises oversight over and is ultimately responsible for day-to-day law enforcement...
- In Japan:
Koan may also refer to:
- Koan (program)Koan (program)Koan is a generative music engine that was created by a company called SSEYO, a company founded by Pete Cole and Tim Cole. It was founded specifically to create and market Koan. The technology is now owned by a company called , which was co-founded by the Cole brothers in 2007.Koan was actually an...
, an algorithmic music software package - Hacker koanHacker koanOut of hacker culture, and especially the artificial intelligence community at MIT, there have sprung a number of humorous short stories about computer science dubbed hacker koans; most of these are recorded in an appendix to the Jargon File, where they are called AI Koans...
, a humorous anecdote written by hackers about computer science - KOAN-LPKOAN-LPKNIK-LP is a low-power commercial television station in Anchorage, Alaska, broadcasting on VHF channel 6, taking advantage of that station's audio signal on 87.75 MHz FM...
, a television station in Anchorage, Alaska - The Koan, a modern sculpture at the University of Warwick
- Koan, a software program that works with Cobbler (software)Cobbler (software)Cobbler is a Linux provisioning server that centralizes and simplifies control of services including DHCP, TFTP, and DNS for the purpose of performing network-based operating systems installs. It can be configured for PXE, reinstallations, and virtualized guests using Xen, KVM or VMware. Cobbler...
- Koan, a musical composition by James TenneyJames TenneyJames Tenney was an American composer and influential music theorist.-Biography:Tenney was born in Silver City, New Mexico, and grew up in Arizona and Colorado. He attended the University of Denver, the Juilliard School of Music, Bennington College and the University of Illinois...