Hongik Ingan

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Hongik Ingan (Korean: 홍익인간; Hanja: 弘益人間) is the unofficial national motto and the official educational motto^[1] of South Korea. 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]

The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project's blog describes Hongik Ingan as "the original founding philosophy of Korea, which transcends the boundaries of ideology and religion."^{[4][better source needed]}

See also[]

• Three Principles of the Equality
• Ilminism — 'Political Hongik Ingan' based on Ilminism is synonymous with 'Dangun nationalism'.^[5]

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