kōan
Sign in to saveA '''''' ( ; ; ; ; ) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Chan, Zen, Seon and Thiền Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of practice in Zen is to achieve (Chinese: ), to see or observe one's buddha-nature.
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- Etymology
- Doctrinal background
- {{transliteration|zh|Gong'an}} in China
- The "public cases" of the old masters
- "Observing the phrase"
- The Chan master's role
- Chinese {{transliteration|zh|gōng'àn}} collections
- After the Song era
- Modern Chinese Chan and Korean Seon
- {{transliteration|ja|Kōan}} in Japan
- The introduction of {{transliteration|ja|kōan}}
- Rinzai school
- {{transliteration|ja|Kōan}} curricula
- The breakthrough-{{transliteration|ja|kōan}}
- {{transliteration|ja|Kensho}}
- Testing insight – or learning responses
- {{transliteration|ja|Sassho}} – Checking questions
- Standardized answers
- Jakugo – Capping phrases
- Post-satori practice
- Real-life integration
- Breathing practices
- In Japanese Sōtō
- In Sanbo Kyodan and White Plum Asanga
- Examples of traditional kōans
- Does a dog have Buddha-nature
- The sound of one hand
- Original face
- Killing the Buddha
- Other koans
- Cultural legacy
- Criticism
- Academic criticism
- Criticism from within the Zen tradition
- Other criticism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
A '''''' ( ; ; ; ; ) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Chan, Zen, Seon and Thiền Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of practice in Zen is to achieve (Chinese: ), to see or observe one's buddha-nature.
Extended study of literature as well as meditation () on a is a major feature of modern Rinzai Zen. They are also studied in the Sōtō school of Zen to a lesser extent. In Chinese Chan and Korean Seon Buddhism, meditating on a , a key phrase of a , is also a major Zen meditation method.