köken: Borrowed from Japanese 公案 (kōan), from Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, “official business”).
cmn公案
Etimoloji
公 (public) 案 (record). A public record serves as a metaphor for principles of reality beyond the private opinion of one person, relating to the actioning of Ming (命) Heaven's mandate, decree, or command by an official that has authority.