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Hongik Ingan
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHongigingan
McCune–ReischauerHongigin'gan

Hongik Ingan ( Korean홍익인간; Hanja弘益人間) 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 is the founding idea of Gojoseon and is known as the first concept founded by Dangun Wanggeom. [3]

See also

  • Three Principles of the Equality
  • Ilminism — "Political Hongik Ingan" based on Ilminism is synonymous with Ahn Ho-sang's concept of "Dangun nationalism" to combat Communism. His work lasted between 1949 to 1952. [4]

References

  1. ^ "교육기본법". www.law.go.kr. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "홍익인간(弘益人間)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ Jeong, Young-hun, eds. (2018). AhnHoSang and Dangun-nationalism. KCI dissertation.