한국 신종교의 삼성제군(三聖帝君) 역할-금강대도를 중심으로-

Abstract

This research is to study about the role of “Sam Sung Je Kun”(三聖帝君) in the area of Korean new religion and to find out how “Sam Sung Je Kun” (三聖帝君) has affected us to live in religious and moral ways and what kind of plans “Sam Sung Je Kun” (三聖帝君) can provide us with to have a better life in the future. Is people’s fate already designated by God when they’re born? Or is it possible for us to change our fate by making an effort on doing a right thing based on a right concept of moral value? These are quite common questions for us. These days, we need to overcome the gab between our tradition and the modern life, and to establish a new moral value system which would fit for us, now. Assessing and evaluating our awareness of morality would come before making a decision on choosing a proper conception of value which is necessary now and in the future. Objective and generally understandable theories and methods are also required for it. We need to verify the identity of Korean morality rather than to focus on nearsighted plans along with fragmental methods. Since the present and the future must be related to the past somehow, we need to conduct studying about both our traditional morality in the past and issues occurred in the present, simultaneously. Most people agree with that doing good will bring us good luck. According to “Ju yeok” (周易), there is a saying, “If a family keeps doing good, there would be a happy event for them. On the other hand, if a family keeps doing bad, there would be a disaster in their family. Also, a book named “Sun Seo” (善書) shows that do good quickly, give up bad quickly. In the same context, “Sam Sung Je Kun” (三聖帝君) has taught us how we practice good in life and guided us to the right direction of improving morality. Through this study, I could analyze historical persons in “Sam Sung Je Kun” (三聖帝君), and could find out how the religion has developed and has affected to the public. I believe that this study could help us to rebuild up our moral value system and to come up with a proper way to combine our traditional conception and a modern way of thoughts.