Shindo-an, which was located on the mountain range of Gye"ryong-san during the Japanese occupation period, displayed both the Jeong"gam-rok belief"s and Dong"hak philosophy"s mythical[religious] elements(Sangje-gyo) and rebellious elements(Cheong"rim-...
Shindo-an, which was located on the mountain range of Gye"ryong-san during the Japanese occupation period, displayed both the Jeong"gam-rok belief"s and Dong"hak philosophy"s mythical[religious] elements(Sangje-gyo) and rebellious elements(Cheong"rim-gyo) at the same time, and ultimately became a national holy place. Because the Joseon peninsula was in a colonized state, open political discussions were discontinued. This religious community, at least in its appearance, was only based upon religious agendas and operations.
Yet neither the Joseon Governor General office nor the general Joseon public considered Shindo-an as a mere unpolitical religious community. Several religious orders were coming to share instructions from the Jeong"gam-rok mythology, and more and more new religions were worshipping Dan"gun. This was an unfavorable situation for the Joseon Governor General office, and in the eyes of the general population their hope and aspiration for liberation was becoming yet another religious faith. Considering this historical nature of Shindo-an, it would not be fair to just label it as a mere community or platform prepared for yet another newcomer religion misguided by the Jeong"gam-rok myth, as it is usually considered today.