Suunism

{{short description|Korean ethnic religion}} {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = ^수운교 | hanja = 水雲敎 }}

'''Suunism''' ({{Korean|hangul=수운교|hanja=水雲敎}}) is one of the Korean ethnic religions derived from Sinism.<ref name=lcr3>Lee Chi-ran, p. 3</ref> It is a splinter from Cheondoism that in turn originated as an organised formation of the Donghak movement.<ref name=lcr3/> "Suwun" was another name used by Choe Je-u.<ref name=lcr16>Lee Chi-ran, pp. 16-20</ref> Suwunists claim to have transmitted a purer version of his teaching.<ref name=lcr16/>

The religion's headquarters are located in Daejeon,<ref name=lcr20>Lee Chi-ran, p. 20</ref> where Suwun himself moved in 1829 after having preached in Seoul since 1823.<ref name=lcr20/> The religion focuses on the worship of ''Okhwangsangje Haneullim'' (the "Great Jade Emperor of Heaven"),<ref name=lcr20/> in order to make the earth a paradise through the reconnection to the One.<ref name=lcr20/> An important symbol of the faith is ''Gungeul'' ("Archer Bird").<ref name=lcr20/> The doctrine includes belief in the Maitreya.<ref>Lee Chi-ran, pp. 20-21</ref>

==See also== * Confucianism * Taoism in Korea * Donghak Peasant Revolution

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==Sources== * Lee Chi-ran. Chief Director, Haedong Younghan Academy. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124433/http://manak.org.in/wp-content/uploads/pdf-manak/The%20Emergence%20of%20National%20Religions%20in%20Korea.pdf The Emergence of National Religions in Korea]''.

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Category:Donghak Peasant Revolution Category:Religion in Korea Category:Cheondoism