Ch'oe Si-hyŏng

Ch'oe Si-hyŏng
born 1827, Korea
died 1898, Seoul

Second leader of the Korean Tonghak (now Ch'ŏndogyo) religion.

He organized the underground network that spread the apocalyptic, antiforeign Tonghak sect following the execution of its founder, Ch'oe Che-u (1824–64). He published the first two Tonghak scriptures in 1880 and 1881, adding public service to the founder's principle of human equality and obligation to serve heaven. Preaching the need for Korea to become as strong as Western imperialist powers, in 1894 he led the Tonghak Uprising, which was viciously suppressed. He was arrested and executed in 1898, by which time Tonghak had spread throughout Korea.

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▪ Korean religious leader

born 1827, Korea
died 1898, Seoul [now in South Korea]

      second leader of the Korean apocalyptic antiforeign Tonghak ( Ch'ŏndogyo) religion, who helped organize the underground network that spread the sect after the 1864 execution of its founder, Ch'oe Che-u, for fomenting rebellion.

      After Ch'oe Che-u's death, Ch'oe Si-hyŏng took over the important task of realigning the sect's ranks through a series of underground networks. In 1880 and 1881, he published the first two Tonghak scriptures, thus giving the religion an intellectual basis. In these scriptures he expanded his predecessor's idea that all men are not only equal before heaven but that they also must serve heaven. Moreover, he translated these principles into social action by teaching that people ought to “serve Man as they serve heaven.” Meanwhile, he continued to preach the necessity of Korea's becoming as strong as the Western imperialist powers. In 1892 he mobilized tens of thousands of his followers to stage a peaceful demonstration under the banner of “Expel the West, Expel the Japanese, and Inculcate Righteousness,” claiming the innocence of the Tonghak founder and calling for administrative reform. In 1894 he led the so-called Tonghak Revolt against the “corrupt government.” The uprising was viciously suppressed, and in 1898 Ch'oe Si-hyŏng was finally arrested and executed, but not before Tonghak had spread throughout Korea.

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