Won Buddhism

Won Buddhism

Wŏn Buddhism (Korean: Wŏnbulgyo), a compound of the Korean wŏn (circle) and pulgyo (Buddhism), means literally "Round Buddhism," or "Consummate Buddhism." It is the name of an indigenous religion founded in Korea in the 20th century. It is considered to be an amalgamation of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism.

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    If the world is a precipitation of human nature, so to speak, then the divine world is a sublimation of the same. Both occur in one act. No precipitation without sublimation. What goes lost there in agility, is won here.
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