Bocheon-gyo

Infobox Korean name
hangul=보천교
hanja=普天敎
rr=Bocheon-gyo
mr=Poch'ŏn-gyo

Bocheon-gyo (from Korean - "Universal Religion") is a religion of Korea. It was founded by Cha Gyeong-seok on Ibam Mountain in Daeheung-ri, Ibam-myeon, Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, in 1911. Today this site is part of Naejangsan National Park.

Cha Gyeong-seok was originally a Donghak priest, who converted to Jeung San Do after meeting Gang Il-Sun. After Gang's death in 1909, Cha established his own separate faith. Cha prophesied that the unification of the world would take place beginning in Korea. The name Bocheon-gyo was not adopted until 1921, at a great ritual held in Hamyang County, Gyeongsangnam-do.

During the Japanese occupation, Bocheon-gyo may have claimed as many as 6 million followers, including leading activists in the Korean independence movements. Today its followers are much fewer.

Bocheon-gyo is credited with encouraging local culture in the Jeongeup region, including the pungmulgut performance tradition. [http://jeonju.museum.go.kr/en/05culture/sori-0306.htm]

ee also

*List of Korea-related topics
*Religion in Korea
*Cheondogyo
*Okhwangsangje

External links

* [http://www.cyberspacei.com/jesusi/inlight/religion/korean/zeungsan/bocheon.htm Jesusi profile, in Korean]