Gaebyeok ( ko, 開闢, the "great opening", literally "opening dawn") is a sudden change in nature, society and people in the Korean religion of
Jeungism or
Jeung San Do
Jeung San Do (), occasionally called Jeungsanism ( ''Jeungsangyo''), meaning "The Dao/Tao of Jeung-san", although this term is better reserved for a larger family of movements, is a new religious movement founded in South Korea in 1974. It is one ...
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[Robert Pearson Flaherty. 2021. "Jeungsando." In James Crossley and Alastair Lockhart (eds.) Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements. 15 January 2021 https://www.cdamm.org/articles/jeungsando]
Gaebyeok can mean a dramatic change within a person, such as a transformation in one's physical condition or a sudden spiritual awakening, or gaebyeok can refer to a transformation in society.
Etymology
Both syllables, gae (開) and byuk (闢), mean "to open." The word comes from the Sino-Korean phrase ''cheon-ji-gae-byeok'' (天地開闢), which means "heaven opens and earth opens."
Mythos
Throughout a Cosmic year there are major gaebyeoks and minor gaebyeoks. Every Cosmic month (10,800 years) there is a minor gaebyeok accompanied by a minor but sudden shift of the Earth's axis. Every Cosmic season (20,000-50,000 years) there is a major gaebyeok with a more dramatic shift in the Earth's axis.
See also
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Boeun
Boeun County (''Boeun-gun'') is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
History
Boeun ( literally "offering gratitude" or "thanksgiving"), was a South Korean town named in 1406 by a remorseful King Taejong, who felt relieved that he ...
(Offering Gratitude and Repayment) 報恩
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Cosmic Year
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Dojang
''Dojang'' is a term used in Korean martial arts, such as Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Kuk Sool Won, and hapkido, that refers to a formal training hall. It is typically considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial art to conduc ...
Dao center 道場
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Dojeon Sacred text of Jeung San Do 道典
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Haewon (Resolution of Bitterness and Grief) 解怨
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Jeung San Do
Jeung San Do (), occasionally called Jeungsanism ( ''Jeungsangyo''), meaning "The Dao/Tao of Jeung-san", although this term is better reserved for a larger family of movements, is a new religious movement founded in South Korea in 1974. It is one ...
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Sangjenim 上帝
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Sangsaeng (Mutual life-giving) 相生
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Tae Eul Ju mantra 太乙呪
* Taemonim 太母
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Wonsibanbon (Returning to the Origin) 原始反本
References
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Apocalypticism