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- Carried out devoted worship of the 146th Gucheon Sangje’s Descension
At 1 a.m. on October 19th (September 19th, lunarcalendar), the devoted worship of our 146th Gucheon Sange’s Descension was carried out at Yeoju Dojang with the attendance of approximately 7,300 worshippers. As Gucheon Daewon Johwa Jushin, Sangje supervised His reignover the Three Realms and descended to human form to the Gang family in 1871 after His Great Itineration of Heaven and Earth. To create a paradise in a world without conflict, Sangje reorganized Heaven and Earth, both of which have lost their ways of high morals, to perform His Reordering of Heaven and Earth from 1901 to 1909. Worshippers pledged to engrave the truth of resolving grievances for the mutual beneficence of all life and reciprocation of favors for the mutual beneficence of all life into their hearts to honor Sangje’s wishes through the three essential attitudes of sincerity, respectfulness, and faithfulness.
2016-11-18
- Concluded commemorative meeting for the publishing of Japanese version of Jeon-gyeong (Scriptures) with great success
On October 5th,the Daesoon Institute of Religion and Culture opened a commemorative meeting for the publishing of our Japanese version of Jeon-gyeong at Daejin University’s Education Center. Approximately 150 Korean, Chinese, and Japanese scholars and religious body executives including Kim Jaemok Seongam (Vice-Chairman of the Central Religious Council) came to the meeting showing passionate interest in the Japanese version of Jeon-gyeong. Through the commemoration, the Director of Yeoju Dojang, Yun Eundo stated, “In general, with the opportunity of this event, I hope old grievances that have accumulated amongst one another can be resolved andthe principle of the resolution of grievances for the beneficence of all life spreads throughout Korea, China, and Japan.” Hachiya Kunio, the honorable professor of University of Tokyo who completed the revision of Jeon-gyeong stated, “The Japanese version of Jeon-gyeong is the result of the collaboration and efforts of many.” He added, “Through this, there will be an increase of Japanese that study Korean culture, religions and research materials. Professor Kim Hun (Deputy Chief of the Institute of Religion and Culture at Peking University) stated, “The Chinese version of the published Jeon-gyeong is receiving great interest by the Chinese academic community as well.” He further added, “Through the publishing of the Japanese version, I will do everything to contribute to academic development and world peace.”Jeon-gyeong translations began in 1986. To follow the words of Dojeon, who stated, “Do everything in your power to inform the whole world about the Truth of the Great Itineration, we bore our third fruit after the translations of our 2010 Simplified and 2012 Traditional Chinese versions. Thanks to Professor Kang Dongyu, an apprentice of the deceased Professor Jang Byeonggil, his participation accelerated the progress of our Jeon-gyeong translation. It is known that Professors Kim Hun and Hachiya Kunio joined in the translation work thanks to Professor Kang’s recommendations. The Japanese version was published on May 31 of this year and distributed to about 1,000 libraries and research institutes throughout Japan. This has created an opportunity to establish the ideology of Sangje in Japan as well.
2016-10-18
- Daejin University held ‘The 2016 International Conference of Religious Movements’
Co-hosted by the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR), and the Korean Academy of New Religions (KANR) and supervised by the Department of Daesoon Theology at Daejin University, ‘The 2016 International Conference of Religious Movements’ was held in Daejin University from July 5th to 10th. About 120 religious scholars and religious people from 20 counties all around the world participated in this academic conference and had a heated discussion on the topic of ‘Religious Movements in a Globalized World: Korea, Asia, and Beyond.’ The religious scholars led discussions by delivering presentations on the new religions of Korea and East Asia such as Daesoonjinrihoe, Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, and Won Buddhism and by presenting various research results on new religions. Religious scholars who went on a field trip also had a chance to explore the central headquarters of Korean new religions by visiting the Cheongpyeong Holy Ground of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex of Daesoonjinrihoe, and the headquarters of Won-Buddhism (Iksan, Jeonbuk) from July 8th to 10th. About 70 religious scholars including Massimo Introvigne (Pontifical Salesian University, Torino, Italy), one of the founders of ISSNR, and President Milda Alisauskiene (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania) of ISSNR visited Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex on July 9th and paid their respects to Yeongdae(Chamber where the most sacred and highest deities enshrined) by dressing up in Hanbok. (Korean traditional clothes) The welcome ceremony held in Daejin Youth Training Center on that day drew an enthusiastic response of religious scholars by showing the promotion video of religious organization as well as Samulnori (Korean 4 traditional percussions play), traditional drum, and Chang (Korean traditional narrative song) performances of Daesoon Hanmadang Pungmul Team. During the question and answer time, the religious scholars showed a huge interest in Daesoonjinrihoe by giving various questions on the concept of mutual beneficience, religious rituals that can be carried out in daily life, and 3 major works of Daesoonjinrihoe. Director Eundo Yoon of Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex said in the welcome speech that “Practical goals are essential in an era in which cultural understanding and religious harmony are important. We hope this conference becomes an opportunity for us to take a further step toward our goal of practicing religious ideologies in society." The International Conference of New Religious Movements was held for the first time in Korea this year. It has been held every year in every country of the world since its establishment in 1997, and it will be held in Jerusalem, Israel next July.
2016-08-05
- Daejin University Approved by Ministry for Its Excellent Management Capacity in Hosting International Students
Daejin University announced on March 16 that the Ministry of Education had newly approved the university for 2014 International Student Management Capacity Evaluation on Feb. 15. Accordingly, Daejin University can relax its rules on issuing visas for international students and be eligible to receive financial aid related to international students as well as being taken into consideration in selecting government-invited international student programs. President Lee Geun-yeong said that the university would establish the specialized management system by organizing the academic support so as to adapt to school as if international students commuted to school. The Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea introduced the international student management approval system to promote confidence in Korea's higher education and provide a role model of international student management in 2011.
2016-06-29
- Daejin International Voluntary Organization Volunteers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Bojeong Shin Gi-cheol of Daejin International Voluntary Organization participated in the overseas voluntary service program of excellent volunteers that had been organized by Yeoju from March, 23 to 28. The 17 volunteers visited two of the childcare centers run by Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia to deliver school supplies worth 2 million won. In addition, they set up floor mats in the gym, offered rice-cake soup and cleaned the building and so on. Daesoonjinrihoe, adding that the opportunity would be a great help for Daejin International Voluntary Group to do social services abroad. The Yeoju Office organized this international voluntary activity with the proceeds from the sales of crops including sweet potatoes and rice sponsored by Yeoju Voluntary Center last year; the excellent volunteers were given a variety of opportunities home and abroad.
2016-06-28
