Cheondoism

Cheondoism
Flag representing Cheondoism
Korean name
Hangul
천도교
Hanja
天道敎
Revised RomanizationCheondogyo
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏndogyo

Cheondoism (spelled Chondoism in North Korea;[1] Korean천도교; 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]

  1. ^ "Anniversary of Chondoism Observed, KCNA". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b Yao, Xinzhong (2000). An Introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 121–122. ISBN 0521644305.
  3. ^ Lee Chi-ran, p.3 & p. 16
  4. ^ Lee Chi-ran, pp. 16–20