Koan (disambiguation)

A kōan is a type of text or utterance in Zen Buddhism.

Koan may also refer to:

Japan

 * Kōan (Kamakura period), a Japanese era (1278-1288)
 * Kōan (Muromachi period), a Japanese era (1361-1362)
 * Emperor Kōan, the 6th emperor of Japan
 * Kōan (公安), an abbreviation for any of the following public security agencies:
 * Public Security Intelligence Agency
 * Public Security Examination Commission, part of the Ministry of Justice
 * National Public Safety Commission (Japan)

Music

 * Koan (program), an algorithmic music software package
 * KOAN Sound, a glitch-hop duo
 * Koan, an album by Stephan Micus
 * Koan, a musical composition by James Tenney

Radio and television stations

 * KOAN-LP, a television station in Anchorage, Alaska
 * KOAN (AM), a radio station in Anchorage, Alaska
 * KVNT, a radio station (1020 AM) licensed to serve Eagle River, Alaska, which held the call sign KOAN from 2009 to 2013

Other uses

 * Hacker koan, a humorous anecdote written by hackers about computer science
 * Koan or Coan, demonym of the island Kos
 * Ministry of Public Security (China)
 * White Koan, a modern sculpture at the University of Warwick
 * Koan, a software program that works with Cobbler (software)
 * Kōan, a member of the Black Moon Clan from Sailor Moon R