Daesoon Jinrihoe (The Fellowship of Daesoon Truth) is one of the largest Korean new religion rooted in tradition. We believe in the Supreme God of the Ninth Heaven (Gucheon Sangje) who incarnated in Kang Jeungsan (1871~1909) as a historical figure at the end of the 19th century.

As the omniscient and omnipotent Supreme God who presides over all things in the universe of the Three Realms (Heaven, Earth, and Humanity), He descended into the human world and carried out the ‘Reordering Works of the Heaven and Earth (Chunji-gongsa)’ to rectify the catastrophic disorder of the Former World, to save the Three Realms, and to open up an Earthly Paradise before passing into Heaven in 1909. The Works unfolded into what we call ‘Daesoon Truth (Daesoon Jinri)’ of the Supreme God.

Through a revelation from the Supreme God (Sangje) Kang Jeungsan, the Lord of the Dao (Doju) Jo Jeongsan (1895–1958), initiated our Religious Orthodoxy. After gaining enlightenment to the Daesoon Truth and attaining the Dao in 1917, he established a religious order of Mugeukdo in 1925 based on the teachings of the Supreme God. Additionally he formulated a doctrinal system consisting of Tenets, Creeds, Aims, various methods of cultivation, ceremonial procedures, and other regulations. These elements continue to guide the lives of Dao Cultivators of Daesoon Jinrihoe into the present day.

The Religious Orthodoxy was later transmitted by the Lord of the Dao Jo Jeongsan to his successor, the Leader of Principle (Dojeon) Park Wudang (1917~1996), as a deathbed edict. He subsequently reorganized the existing order and gave it its new name, ‘Daesoon Jinrihoe’ in 1969.

Daesoon Jinrihoe is a religious order established with the following aims: propagating Sangje’s boundless blessings and grace to the world, securing the salvation of spirits and humans, and creating the Earthly Paradise through the Renovation of Human Beings and the Re-creation of the Inner-spirit based upon the eradication of Self-Deception. In practicing its religious doctrines, Dasoon Jinrihoe carries out the Basic Works (Propagation, Edification, and Spiritual Cultivation) and the Three Major Works (Charity Aid, Social Welfare, and Education).

Our religious facilities include 5 temple complexes, 120 local fellowship buildings, and 200 local fellowship halls distributed across the country.