Hongik Ingan
Hongik Ingan (Korean: 홍익인간; Hanja: 弘益人間) is the unofficial national motto and the official educational motto[1] of South Korea. The phrase can be translated to English as "To broadly benefit the human world".[2] Hongik Ingan is the founding idea of Gojoseon and is known as the first concept founded by Dangun Wanggeom.[3]
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| Revised Romanization | Hongik ingan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hongik in'gan |
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The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project's blog describes Hongik Ingan as "the original founding philosophy of Korea, which transcends the boundaries of ideology and religion."[4]
See also
- Three Principles of the Equality
- Ilminism — 'Political Hongik Ingan' based on Ilminism is synonymous with 'Dangun nationalism'.[5]
References
- "교육기본법". www.law.go.kr. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- "A New Way of Seeing Country Social Responsibility" (PDF). Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- "홍익인간(弘益人間)". 한국민족문화대백과사전 (Encyclopedia of Korean Culture) (in Korean). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "What is Hongik Ingan". koreaingan.wordpress.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- Jeong, Young-hun, eds. (2018). AhnHoSang and Dangun-nationalism. KCI dissertation.
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