kōan
story, dialogue, question, or statement used in Zen practice
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kōan
Summary
kōan is a religious concept[1]. kōan ranks in the top 8% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,906 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- kōan's religion is recorded as Zen[3].
- kōan's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].
- kōan's instance of is recorded as literary genre[5].
- kōan is a type of story[6].
- kōan is a type of dialogue[7].
- kōan is a type of question[8].
- kōan's Commons category is recorded as Kōan[9].
- kōan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kōan[10].
- kōan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '公案'}[11].
- kōan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '公案'}[12].
- kōan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '화두'}[13].
- kōan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'công án'}[14].
- kōan's different from is recorded as kaon[15].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include religious concept[4] and literary genre[5]. Recorded subclass of include story[6], dialogue[7], and question[8].
Why It Matters
kōan ranks in the top 8% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,906 views/month).[2] kōan has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]