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Daejongism ( ''Daejonggyo'' or ''Taejongkyo'', "religion of the Divine Progenitor" or "great ancestral religion") or Dangunism ( ''Dangungyo'' or ''Tangunkyo'', "religion of Dangun")〔(Daejonggyo, national religion of Korea ). Quote: «''A great scholar of the Silla Dynasty Choe Chi-weon (857-? A.D.), naturally wrote that Dangunism (Dae-jong-Gyo), a religious teaching indigenous to Korea, embraces the essential teachings of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.''»〕 is the name of a number of religious movements within the framework of Korean shamanism, focused on the worship of Dangun (or Tangun). There are around seventeen of these groups, the main one of which was founded in Seoul in 1909 by Na Cheol (나철, 1864-1916).〔〔〔(한국브리태니커 온라인 - 나철 ) Encyclopedia Britannica online Korea 'Na Cheol'〕 Dangunists believe their mythos to be the authentic Korean native religion, that was already around as ''Gosindo'' (古神道, "way of the Ancestral God" or "ancient way of God") at the time of the first Mongol invasions of Korea, and that was revived as "Daejongism" (''Daejonggyo'') just at the start of the Japanese occupation.〔Lee Chi-ran, pp. 11-12〕 The religion was suppressed during the Japanese rule.〔Lee Chi-ran, p. 12〕 The god of the religion is the legendary king Dangun, who ruled over a Korean empire around 5000 years ago.〔 Its main tenet is that the Koreans have their own God and they have no need to worship foreign gods.〔 Its emphasis is on the national identity and unity of the Korean people (known as ''minjok'') and as such has been associated with Korean nationalism (and sometimes ultranationalism).〔 Daejongism does not focus so much on institutions or rituals but rather on central doctrines and associated mythologies, so that it is more definable as a creed or a faith system rather than an organized religion. A 1995 census found that fewer than 10,000 Koreans claim to follow the religion. ==Teaching== Central to the faith is the belief in Haneullim, the trinitarian God of Korean culture: the creator (Hanim/Hwanin), the teacher (Hanung/Hwanung) and the ruler (Dangun/Hanbaegŏm).〔 Dangun, the leader of the Korean nation, is thought to be the third, and human, manifestation of Haneullim ("God of Heaven") or Haneul ("Heaven").〔Lee Chi-ran, p. 12〕 His physical mother was Ungnye (熊女) a bear transformed into a woman.〔Lee Chi-ran, p. 13〕 After his earthly reign, Dangun ascended to Heaven.〔Lee Chi-ran, p. 13〕 Semantically, Haneul connotes three Gods: God-Father as the creator of the universe, God-Teacher as the mentor of universal nature and God-King as ruler of creation.〔Lee Chi-ran, p. 14〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daejongism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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