Frequently Asked Questions

Jeung San Do ("Dao of Jeung-san") is the name of both the teachings of Jeung-san Sangjenim and the organization that spreads His teachings throughout the world.

Jeung-san Sangjenim (1871-1909) was the mortal incarnation of God the Ruler, the same supreme being worshipped in Christianity as God, in Buddhism as Maitreya Buddha, and in Daoism and Confucianism as Sangje or Okhwang-Sangje ("Jade Emperor of Heaven"). During His mortal lifetime in Korea, Jeung-san Sangjenim left behind a body of teachings that has inspired millions.

Jeung-san Sangjenim spread His teachings during His labor of renewing heaven and earth, between 1901 and His ascension to heaven in 1909. The organized movement to disseminate His teachings began with the efforts of the successor to His dao lineage, Taemonim, in 1911. The modern spiritual movement of Jeung San Do was incepted in 1974 by both Ahn Un-san Taesang Jongdosanim and Ahn Gyeong-jeon Jongdosanim to spread the teachings within Korea and around the globe.

The headquarters of Jeung San Do is in Taejeon, South Korea, and there are over two hundred dojangs ("dao centers") throughout South Korea. Dojangs have also been established overseas in countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Japan.

Sangjenim incarnated on earth as the mortal man Gang Jeung-san for the purposes of: curing a monstrous disease born of the strife that had afflicted both heaven and earth; delivering humanity through the coming epoch of cosmic transition known as gaebyeok ("renewal" or "a new beginning"); and guiding humankind in building the ensuing Paradise of Immortality.

It is the Dojeon ("Holy Scriptures of Dao"), which presents the lives, work, and words of Sangjenim and of His holy consort and dao successor, Taemonim. Arranged in eleven chapters, the Dojeon spans topics ranging from the principle upon which the universe evolves to the ultimate destiny of humanity. The Dojeon, originally published in the Korean language, has been translated into English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.