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   Kōan

   A famous kōan is: "Two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand?" (oral tradition, attributed to Hakuin Ekaku, 1686-1769, considered a reviver of the kōan tradition in Japan).
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   Kōan (Kamakura period)

   Kōan (弘安) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kenji and before Shōō. This period spanned the years from 1278 through 1288.
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   Kōan (Muromachi period)

   Kōan (康安) was a Japanese era of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Embun and before Jōji and lasting from 1361 to 1362. Reigning Emperors were Emperor Go-Murakami in the south and Emperor Go-Kōgon in the north.
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   Emperor Kōan

   Jinmu · Suizei · Annei · Itoku · Kōshō · Kōan · Kōrei · Kōgen · Kaika · Sujin · Suinin · Keikō · Seimu · Chūai · Jingū♀
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   Battle of Kōan

   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 Yuan Dynasty founded by the Mongols to invade Japan.
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   Ogata Kōan

   Ogata Kōan (緒方洪庵; August 13 1810 - July 25 1863) was a Japanese physician who lived in the Edo period.
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   Wild fox koan

   Dōgen's changing interpretation of the wild-fox kōan, which has clear supernatural themes, can be seen in this light.
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   Black Moon Clan

   Later, she and Kōan, along with the Sailor Senshi, are able to convince their other two sisters to join them and become normal women.
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   Ayakashi Sisters

   Later, she and Kōan, along with the Sailor Senshi, are able to convince their other two sisters to join them and become normal women.
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    The Gateless Gate

    This kōan alludes to the Tao Te Ching, one of the main texts of Taoism:

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Kōan,
• Kōan (Kamakura period),
• Kōan (Muromachi period),
• Emperor Kōan,
• Battle of Kōan,
• Ogata Kōan,
• Wild fox koan,
• Black Moon Clan,
• Ayakashi Sisters,
• The Gateless Gate