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The 11 pages that link to Koan, each with the reason it gives.

• Buddha-natureRelated: Kōan practice can unsettle habitual views that obscure Buddha-nature.

• ZenRelated: Kōan practice gives some Zen lineages a distinctive route toward insight beyond discursive thought.

• Chan BuddhismRelated: Chan teachers used such cases to provoke insight and assess students' understanding.

• AphorismCompared with: Koans may resemble aphorisms, but they are embedded in contemplative practice rather than general observation.

• ShikantazaCompared with: Koan practice gives attention a defined inquiry, unlike shikantaza’s open sitting.

• Caodong schoolRelated: Caodong and its Japanese successor transmitted kōan collections alongside seated meditation.

• Rinzai schoolNarrower topic: Koans are assigned and examined with a teacher as a central Rinzai training method.

• Hakuin EkakuRelated: Hakuin made systematic koan training central to Rinzai discipline.

• SōtōCompared with: Kōan-centered training is more strongly associated with Rinzai than with Sōtō.

• Dongshan LiangjieNarrower topic: Later traditions preserve encounters linked to Dongshan in koan collections.

• Sokei-anRelated: Koan practice was central to the Rinzai tradition he transmitted.