Cheondoism

Cheondoism
Flag representing Cheondoism
Korean name
Hangul
천도교
Hanja
天道敎
Lit.Religion of the Celestial Way
RRCheondogyo
MRCh'ŏndogyo

Cheondoism (spelled Chondoism in North Korea; 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. Cheondoism has its origins in the peasant rebellions which arose starting in 1812 during the Joseon.

Cheondoism incorporates elements of Korean shamanism. It places emphasis on personal cultivation and social welfare in the present world. Splinter movements include Suwunism and Bocheonism.

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