• 대순사상논총
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• 제25_1집
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• pp.87-119
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• 2015

Typology of religious organization is a useful analysis from the stand point of sociology of region. A study on the change of type of religious organization according to typology is a academic responsibility. This study can also make a religion prepare theoretical shape for the future of the religion. Although Daesoonjinrihoe now becomes a established sect, Daesoonjinrihoe should retain characteristics as a alternative sect. This feature as a alternative sect is an important identity of Daesoonjinrihoe which was established to criticize and overcome established sect. Dotongjingyeong is an ideal world of Daesoonjinrihoe. The foundation of Dotongjingyeong as an ideal world is essential value and reason of existence of Daesoonjinrihoe. For this reason, Daesoon jinrihoe should not just maintain its position but lead to reach the Dotongjingyeong here and now. Dotongjingyeong which should be built here and now is beyond Daesoonjinrihoe as a religious organization, because Dotongjingyeong is new heaven and new earth. Daesoonjinrihoe should put an guard against trial and error through change of type. Otherwise, Daesoonjinrihoe can not retain characteristics as an alternative sector. Now Daesoonjinrihoe may be at a revolutionary turning point for the foundation of Dotongjingyeong.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제20권
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• pp.193-222
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• 2009

There is no place in the scriptures of Daesoonjinrihoe(大巡眞理會) where Indian philosophy is directly discussed. The philosophies dealt with in Daesoon thought are mostly those of Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Of course, the thoughts that are not widely known and those that are not considered to be worth comparing with the Daesoon thought must have been omitted. It seems that Indian philosophy and Daesoon thought have considerable similarity. First of all, the two philosophies are rooted in religion. True, there is no dearth of religious philosophies in the East, for instance, Confucianism and Taoism, and yet comparing Daesoon thought and Indian philosophy is significant because they both presuppose a theistic paradigm. At the core of the two perspectives, there is personal God, i.e., Isvara or Gucheon Sangje (九天上帝), upon whom human beings and the world absolutely depend as his creation. Unlike traditional Christian theology, the two philosophies are alike in being indifferent to proving the existence of the deity and focusing on his form and role. In this article, the author try to examine the meaning of the four tenets of Daesoonjinrihoe(Eumyanghapdeok 陰陽合德, Shininjohwa 神人調化, Haewonsangsaeng 解冤相生, Dotongjingyeong 道通眞境) from the perspective of Indian philosophy in general, Purusa-sukta of Rig-veda, theistic Upanisads, and Ramanuja's Visistadvaita(限定不二論) in particular. Before making up the main subject, the author inquires into the characteristics of Ultimate Reality in Daesoon thought and Indian philosophy.

• 대순사상과 동아시아종교
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.127-151
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• 2021

The core tenets of Daesoon Jinrihoe in Jeungsanism are encapsulated in the teachings of Eumyang-hapdeok (陰陽合德, Virtuous Concordance of Yin and Yang), Shinin-johwa (神人調化, Harmonious Union between Divine Beings and Human Beings), Haewon-sangsaeng (解寃相生, Resolution of Grievances for Mutual Beneficence) and Dotongjingyeong (道通眞境, Perfected Unification with Dao). Among them, the first three teachings eventually turn towards the prophetic thought of Dotong-jingyeong, which is the process of man becoming a divine figure. While these principles are considered crucial advice for overcoming an unstable life, there are many curious questions that help for better comprehension. What is the reality of Jin-gyeong (眞境) for their followers? How can one reach the ultimate stage under this belief system? Is this ideological concept different from similar perspectives of other major religions? How is this concept related to the idea of Jisang-cheonguk (地上天國, earthly paradise)? This paper analyses these issues of Jin-gyeong from the historical and social narratives of Haengnok (行錄, Acts), Gongsa (公事, Reordering Works), Gyoun (敎運, Progress of the Order), Gyobeop (敎法, Dharma), Gwonji (權智, Authority and Foreknowledge) and Yesi (豫示, Prophetic Elucidations) in The canonical scripture of Jeon-gyeong and also from the ontological approaches of East Asian faiths in order to identify alternative notions of Daesoon cosmology. The paper, based on the sayings of Kang Jeungsan, particularly his philosophy of the Later World, argues the insight that the Jin-gyeong world can be interpreted as created through the Cheonji-gongsa (天地公事, Reordering Works of Heaven and Earth) project in terms of Gaebyeok (開闢, Great Opening) and the earthly paradise as open only for those who achieve the condition of Sin-ingan (新人間, literally means 'new humans' but symbolizing 'being a human-god') by the personal cultivation of Dotong (道通, the unity with Dao).

• 대순사상논총
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• 제46집
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• pp.33-68
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• 2023

대략 11~12세기에 등장한 심우도는 동아시아에서 특정 종교의 가르침을 안내하는 역할을 해왔다. 근대 이후 등장한 한국의 종교들도 소를 찾거나 기르는 그림을 활용하여 자신들의 가르침을 표현하는 경우가 있다. 대표적인 종교가 대순진리회다. 이 종교는 독창적인 6폭(또는 7폭, 9폭)의 심우도를 별도로 제작해 자신의 교리와 세계관을 설명한다. 대순진리회 심우도는 선(禪) 수행의 과정을 담은 불교 심우도와는 그 내용과 의미가 다르다. 소를 찾는다는 측면에서는 양자가 같지만, 불교 심우도의 소는 인간 본성을 상징하고, 대순진리회 심우도의 소는 증산이 펼치고 정산이 완성한 상생의 천지대도(天地大道)를 상징한다. 찾는 대상은 소지만, 그 소의 상징과 의미가 다르다. 이 때문에 불교 심우도는 오염된 인간의 본성을 청정하게 회복하여 중생제도에 나서는 그림으로, 대순진리회 심우도는 증산과 정산의 가르침을 찾아감에 따라 인간은 신선이 되고, 세상은 구제되어 지상천국으로 완성되는 그림으로 각각 설명된다. 불교 심우도의 최종 단계가 세상 구제를 위해 내딛는 수행자의 발걸음인 데 비해서, 대순진리회 심우도의 최종 단계가 인간과 세상의 구제와 완성을 동시에 성취함이라는 것은 두 그림이 완전히 다르다는 사실을 잘 보여주고 있다. 이런 차이는 불교와 대순진리회가 추구하는 목적이 다른 데에서 나타난 결과다.