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Taegeukgi, the flag of South Korea, with a blue and red Taegeuk in the center.. Taoism or "Do" is thought to be the earliest state philosophy for the Korean people. [citation needed] However, its influence waned with the introduction of Buddhism during the Goryeo kingdom as the national religion and the dominance of neo-Confucianism during the Joseon dynasty.
The word "Tao" has a variety of meanings in both the ancient and modern Chinese language. Aside from its purely prosaic use meaning road, channel, path, principle, or similar, [ 2 ] the word has acquired a variety of differing and often confusing metaphorical, philosophical, and religious uses.
Taoism or Daoism ( / ˈ t aʊ. ɪ z əm / ⓘ, / ˈ d aʊ. ɪ z əm / ⓘ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道 (pinyin: dào; Wade–Giles: tao 4).
'Tao school') also known as Taology refers to the various philosophical currents of Taoism, a tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Dào (Chinese: 道; lit. 'the Way', also romanized as Tao). The Dào is a mysterious and deep principle that is the source, pattern and substance of the entire universe. [1] [2]
Taegeuk (Korean: 태극; Hanja: 太極, Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛgɯk̚]) is a Sino-Korean term meaning "supreme ultimate", although it can also be translated as "great polarity / duality / extremes". [1] [2] [3] The term and its overall concept is derived from the Chinese Taiji, popularised in the west as the Yin and Yang.
The symbol of Jeungsanist organisations. Jeung San Do (Korean: 증산도), occasionally called Jeungsanism, meaning "The Dao/Tao of Jeung-san", although this term is better reserved for a larger family of movements, [citation needed] is a new religious movement founded in South Korea in 1974.
Old symbol of Sundo. The Sundo has very ancient roots, which go back to ancient Korea, in Northeast Asia. [b]Practiced for centuries under the name of "Taoism of the Mountain" (San Saram), it recently took the name of Kouk Sun Do (or Kukson-do, the characters Hangeul and Hanja being the same for both spellings) in homage to its institutionalization in the Kingdom of Paekche by the order of ...
The meaning of the word "chogi," defined by a Japanese friend, was "over there." My tutor did not mention it being of Korean origin. i dunno what kind of "japanese friend" this is, b/c he was answering IN KOREAN! japanese word for over there is "asoko". korean is the lang with yogi and chogi for here and there.