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Hongik Ingan (Korean: 홍익인간) is the official educational motto of South Korea.[1] The phrase can be translated to English as "To broadly benefit the human world".[2] Hongik Ingan was the founding principle of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, and the first major idea conceptualized by its founding king, Dangun Wanggeom.[3]
| Hongik Ingan | |
| Hangul | 홍익인간 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 弘益人間 |
| Revised Romanization | Hongigingan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hongigin'gan |
See also
edit- Three Principles of the Equality
- Strong and Prosperous Nation
- Ilminism — "Political Hongik Ingan" based on Ilminism is synonymous with Ahn Ho-sang's concept of "Dangun nationalism" to combat communism. Ahn was educated at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in Germany. His work lasted between 1949 and 1952.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Jeong, Young-hun, eds. (2018). AhnHoSang and Dangun-nationalism. KCI dissertation.
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