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A kōan ( KOH-a(h)n; Japanese: 公案; Chinese: 公案; pinyin: gōng'àn [kʊ́ŋ ân]; Korean: 화두; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Zen Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of kōan practice in Zen is to achieve kenshō (Chinese: jianxing 見性), to see or observe one's buddha-nature.

Extended study of kōan literature as well as meditation (zazen) on a kōan 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 huatou, a key phrase of a kōan, is also a major Zen meditation method.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Embracing Fluid Reality Through Zen Serial: RB-00791 Seminar_Buddhahood_and_the_Establishment_of_the_Two_Truth Koan, Bodhisattva, Zazen	Richard Baker	Jul 03 1992 Rastenberg
Illuminating the Inner Zen Journey Serial: RB-00773A Sesshin Buddhism, Koan, Wisdom	Richard Baker	Jun 1992 Roseburg
Embracing Chaos in Zen Practice Serial: RB-00770A Sesshin Practice, Buddhism, Koan	Richard Baker	Jun 1992 Roseburg
Stillness Embodies Zen's Completeness Serial: RB-00770B Sesshin Practice, Koan, Posture	Richard Baker	Jun 1992 Roseburg
Evolving Zen Practice in Europe Serial: RB-00773B Sesshin Practice, Lay Ordination, Koan	Richard Baker	Jun 1992 Roseburg
Sangha: Beyond the Self, Together Serial: RB-00772A Sesshin Sangha, Koan, Time	Richard Baker	Jun 1992 Roseburg
Silent Path to Non-Dual Wisdom Serial: RB-03726 Seminar_Vimalakirti`s_Silence Silence, Manjushri, Koan	Richard Baker	Feb 04 1992
Koans and the Art of Being Serial: RB-00799A Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Time, Koan, Enlightenment	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Awakening in Tang Dynasty Zen Serial: RB-00798B Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Practice, Koan, Meditation	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Blurring Boundaries Through Zen Practice Serial: RB-00799B Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Time, Ceremony, Koan	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Zen Stream: Flowing Mindfulness Everyday Serial: RB-00805 Seminar_The_Living_Stream_of_Consciousness_and_Awareness Practice, Koan, Posture	Richard Baker	1992 Münster
Zen Koans: Agents of Transformative Change Serial: RB-00798A Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Koan, Practice, Time	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Zen Koans: Pathways to Presence Serial: RB-00797 Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Koan, Practice, Enlightenment	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Language Beyond Words: Zen Insights Serial: RB-00808 Seminar_The_Living_Stream_of_Consciousness_and_Awareness Time, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	1992 Münster
Embracing the Art of Not-Knowing Serial: RB-00795 Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Koan, Offering, Silence	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Awakening Through Zen Practice Stages Serial: RB-00806 Seminar_The_Living_Stream_of_Consciousness_and_Awareness Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	1992 Münster
Flowing Beyond Words Serial: RB-00807 Seminar_The_Living_Stream_of_Consciousness_and_Awareness Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	1992 Münster
Beyond Words: Experiencing Zen Awakening Serial: RB-00796 Seminar_ Lay_Practice_and_Koan_Study Koan, Practice, Enlightenment	Richard Baker	1992 Roseburg
Zen Pathways: Reimagining Western Ideas Serial: RB-00746 Sesshin Practice, Emptiness, Koan	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Zen's Dance: Emptiness and Form Serial: RB-00747 Sesshin Practice, Emptiness, Koan	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Opening Envelopes to Enlightenment Serial: RB-00743 Sesshin Practice, Koan, Japan	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Breath of Being: Zen Insights Serial: RB-00744 Sesshin Practice, Breath, Koan	Richard Baker	Sep 1991 Roseburg
Zen Posture: Cultivating Mindful Awareness Serial: RB-00739 Seminar_Cosmos Buddhism, Koan, Practice	Richard Baker	1991 Holland
Zen Embodied: Mind and Body Unity Serial: RB-00692B Seminar Practice, Koan, Stillness	Richard Baker	Nov 11 1990 Heidelberg
Lotus Blossoms: Journey to Mindful Enlightenment Serial: RB-00694 Seminar Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Nov 11 1990 Heidelberg
Embarking on the Zen Journey Serial: RB-02257 Seminar Practice, Time, Koan	Richard Baker	Nov 10 1990
Zen's Path to Instant Awareness Serial: RB-02658 Seminar Practice, Koan, Chanting	Richard Baker	Nov 1990
Sun Faced Buddha/Moon Faced Buddha Serial: BZ-00505A Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, Subject-and-Object, Buddha Nature, Constancy, First Principle, Observe...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 19 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Koans: Transforming Queries into Wisdom Serial: RB-00677 Sesshin Practice, Koan, japanese	Richard Baker	Dec 07 1989 Crestone
Zendo Talk Practice, Koan, Buddha	Robert Aitken Roshi	Nov 22 1989 Unknown
Mumonkan Case #25 Buddha, Koan, Time	Robert Aitken Roshi	Oct 03 1989 Unknown
Awakening Through Huineng's Koan Practice, Koan, Zazen	Robert Aitken Roshi	Sep 11 1989 Green Gulch
Five-day Sesshin Koan, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha	Yvonne Rand	Aug 30 1989 Unknown
Beyond Duality: Unveiling the Original Face Serial: SF-04067 Duplicate Practice, Zazen, Koan	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 11 1989 Green Gulch
Mind Refresher Cakes Serial: BZ-00376A Sesshin Day 1 Koan, Deshan, Dragons, Lineage, Gratitude, Passions	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Everyday Koans: Zen in Action Serial: RB-00669 Talk_The_Everyday_Koan Practice, Koan, Buddhism	Richard Baker	May 05 1989 Wien
June 12th, 1988, Serial No. 00299 Serial: BZ-00299 Sunday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Doubt, Attachment, Koan, Daily Life, Intuition, Soto Zen, confusion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 12 1988
Genjokoan I Serial: BZ-01501B Sesshin lecture Birth-and-Death, true dharma, Sixth Patriarch, Koan, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 03 1987 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Mind, Peaceful Presence Bodhidharma, Koan, Tozan, Peace, Composure	Edward Brown	Sep 07 1986
Blue Cliff Record: Case #3 Serial: BZ-00409A Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha, Saturday Lecture Buddha, Koan, BCR-3, First Principle, Buddha Nature, Cultivation, Commitment, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Engaging Directly with Suffering Vow, Koan, Hate, Greed	Edward Brown	Apr 10 1984
Awaken to Each Present Moment Practice Period, Non-discrimination, Aspects of Practice, Thich Nhat Hanh, Koan...	Edward Brown	Feb 01 1984
Camaldolese History Serial: NC-00515 Camaldolese History Class. Conference #1 (Dec 7, 1983) & Conference #2 (Dec 14, 1983) OSB Cam, War, Study Period, Politics, Lineage, Koan	Thomas Matus	Dec 07 1983 1 of 6 New Camaldoli Hermitage
The First Grave Precept: Not Killing Precepts, Peace, Koan	Robert Aitken Roshi	Aug 04 1983 SFZC
Unveiling Christ in Sacred Texts Serial: NC-00398 Monastic Theology Series Set 1 of 3 Thoroughness, Patience, realization, Pain, Koan	Bruno Barnhart	Apr 14 1983
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00006B How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold?, Saturday Lecture BCR-43 Koan, Suffering, Pain, Anger	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Importance of Attention to Form in Zen Practice Serial: BZ-00049B Sesshin Day 2 Koan, Shikantaza, Practice	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #35 -- Seijo's Soul Separated Serial: BZ-00046B Unifying Body, Mind and the Way, Saturday Lecture MM-35 Koan, Work, Practice, Study	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #35 Serial: BZ-00034A Manjushri's "3's" and "3's"; Nondiscrimination, Saturday Lecture BCR-35 Non-discrimination, Koan, Manjushri, Practice, Buddhism	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00036A "Nansen's Everyday Mind in the Way", Saturday Lecture MM-19 Nansen, Absolute-and-Relative, Koan, Practice, Ordinary Mind, Nansen	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 26 1982 Berkeley Zen Center

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