The Cheonggyetap is a 13-tiered stone pagoda symbolizing the hierarchical divine system of the three realms: Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. The word ‘Cheong’ (blue) represents the Dao, the fundamental principle of the universe. Meanwhile, the word ‘gye’(rooster) alludes to the Later World, as the rooster’s call heralds the start of a new dawn. Additionally, the rooster is associated with the Autumn season in Twelve Chinese Zodiac.

It consists of three main parts: the base, the body, and the head. The base is 3-tiered while the body is 10-tiered. The first layer of the base portrays the Ox Seeking Pictures, serving as a metaphor for the process of spiritual cultivation to achieve the aims of Daesoon Jinrihoe. The second layer depicts the Four Guadian Deities Picture, corresponding to the four seasons and the four cardinal directions. The third layer features the Twelve Deities of the Chinese Zodiac, corresponding to the twelve months and twelve directions. The lower body of the pagoda consists of three octagonal layers engraved with twenty-four images of deities responsible for the twenty-four seasonal subdivisions. The upper body consists of seven square layers engraved with twenty-eight images of deities responsible for the twenty-eight constellations. The head consists of nine cloud-shaped layers, symbolizing the Ninth Heaven where Sangje exercises authority over the entire universe.

The Cheonggyetap Pagoda was erected in April 1988 to commemorate the construction of the Yeoju Headquarters Temple Complex in October 1986.

A. The nine layers of round stones of the head symbolize the Ninth Heaven, where the Supreme God coordinates and oversees all the deities while seeing through the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity.

B. The upper body of the pagoda consists of seven square layers, with a total of twenty-eight faces.
Each face is engraved with a deity in charge of one of the twenty-eight constellations.

C. The lower body consists of three octagonal layers, with a total of twenty-four faces.
Each face is engraved with a deity in charge of one of the twenty-four seasonal divisions.

D. On the third layer of the base, twelve divine animals (the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig) are engraved to symbolize the twelve deities of the Chinese zodiac.
Each animal represents one of the twelve cardinal directions and twelve months.

E. On the second layer of the base, the following four divine animals are engraved: an Azure Dragon of the East, a White Tiger of the West, a Vermilion Bird of the South, and a Black Tortoise of the North.
They represent the four directions and four seasons.

F. On the first layer of the base, ‘Ox Seeking Pictures’ are engraved depicting the journey of a boy finding an ox.
This is a metaphor for the cultivation process of realizing Daesoon Truth.