The Rhanlang-biseo described the Fungryu-do. It is the ancient Korean thought and the traditional system of culture with originality. It was represented to include the essential contents of the oriental three thoughts together. It is a principle which...
The Rhanlang-biseo described the Fungryu-do. It is the ancient Korean thought and the traditional system of culture with originality. It was represented to include the essential contents of the oriental three thoughts together. It is a principle which made the various heterogeneity into the One of homogeneity. Sun means the original Korean philosophy and at the same time an outlook on human beings. Shin, Chaeho said the Sun-bi and Sun-In.
The short history of Sun is as follows. Long ago, there was a man in Korea. His name was Tankun Wangkeom. He defined himself as a Sun. So Sun was a concept of self-definition. From this the thoughts of Sun were started. As a result, it created a philosophical system of Koreans’ outlook on man and the world. We call it the Kooksun or Sundo. In the Korean academic world, it is called Ko-Shinkyo or Ko-Sundo.
The Korean Sun is not merely immortal, but to live with immortality. He is the living man, same as me. But he is free. He has no taboo, but he can control self-limits. And then he becomes One with the Cosmos. Sun can be understood as a series of the holon or hologram in Korea.
The Tangun myth has been telling the culture of Sun. It tells the world of Korean Shaman also. From this, it has been become a foundation of Korean culture. The special character of Korean culture is based on the thoughts of great one and ‘woori’. So I think that the cultural philosophy of Korea is the thoughts for the community. And I think that this thoughts are succeed as a archetype of Korean culture.