| Cheondoism | |
 Flag representing Cheondoism | |
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 천도교 |
| Hanja | 天道敎 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheondogyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏndogyo |
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Cheondoism (spelled Chondoism in North Korea;[1] Korean: 천도교; lit. Religion of the Celestial Way) is a 20th-century Korean pantheistic religion, based on the 19th-century Donghak religious movement founded by Choe Je-u and codified under Son Byong-hi.[2] Cheondoism has its origins in the peasant rebellions which arose starting in 1812 during the Joseon.
Cheondoism incorporates elements of Korean shamanism.[3] It places emphasis on personal cultivation and social welfare in the present world.[2] Splinter movements include Suwunism and Bocheonism.[4]
- ^ "Anniversary of Chondoism Observed, KCNA". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b Yao, Xinzhong (2000). An Introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 121–122. ISBN 0521644305.
- ^ Lee Chi-ran, p.3 & p. 16
- ^ Lee Chi-ran, pp. 16–20