Donghak

Donghak
Hangul
동학
Hanja
東學
Revised RomanizationDonghak
McCune–ReischauerTonghak

Donghak (formerly spelled Tonghak; lit.'"Eastern learning"') was an academic movement in Korean Neo-Confucianism founded in 1860 by Choe Je-u. The Donghak movement arose as a reaction to seohak (lit.'"Western learning"'), and called for a return to the "Way of Heaven".[1] While Donghak originated as a reform movement and revival of Confucian teachings, it gradually evolved into a religion known today as Cheondoism in Korea under the third patriarch Son Byong-hi.

  1. ^ Yao, Xinzhong (2000). An Introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 121–122. ISBN 0521644305.