Appendix · Additional Notes

CHeongbugyeong                       Similarities with the Haeryebon
    The beginning of One is One without         •The creation process of Hangul, which
    beginning.                                   resembles the creation of the universe
    Though divided into Heaven, Earth, and      •The core principle of Hangul creation as
    Humanity, the fundamental essence remains Hasattang (Samjae, Samgeuk)
    unchanged.                                  •The Hasattang principle for vowels and
    Heaven is One that emerged from that One. the system of movement and form for
    Earth is Two that emerged from that One.     consonants
    Humanity is Three that emerged from that •The completion of a sound through the
    One.                                         harmony of initial, medial, and final
    One accumulates to complete Ten.             sounds
    All things exist in the harmony of Three.
                                                •Principle of Hangul Creation: Both
                                                 consonants and vowels can be written up
                                                 to three times in succession.
                                                •Hasattang is contained within the initial,
    Heaven embraces Two to become Three.
                                                 medial, and final sounds.
    Earth embraces Two to become Three.
                                                •RepresentingHasattang, the initial,
    Humanity embraces Two to become Three.
                                                 medial, and final sounds harmonize to
    The great Three unite as One to become Six.
                                                 complete all sounds.
    Seven, Eight, Nine continue endlessly.One
                                                •The harmony of consonants and vowels
    without end.
                                                 is achieved through a principle of Balk-
                                                 I-Eo(Balkeum-Ieum-Eodum) and
                                                 Daum(The Five Movements).
                                                •The origin of sound is ㆍ (Hanul-A),
    Through the movement of Heaven, Earth,       representing Heaven.
    and Humanity, Heaven's energy is formed, •The creation principle of consonants and
    circulates with Earth's energy, and finally  vowels. (e.g., Heaven and Earth
    Heaven becomes One.                          harmonize to form 'ㅗ' and ‘ㅜ')
    Going ten thousand times and returning ten •The initial sound (Heaven) and the final
    thousand times, though the function may      sound (Earth) form the universe, but the
    change, the fundamental essence never        medial sound (Human) completes the
    changes.                                     sound.
    The fundamental essence is Mind.            •The medial sound, representing Human,
    Following the example of the Sun, it shines  is the most important.
    endlessly bright.                           •The basic vowels are expanded through
    Humanity completes the unity of Heaven       the involvement of 'ㅣ', which represents
    and Earth as One.                            the human. (e.g., ㅣ+ㅏ=ㅕ)
    The completion of One is



                             #Cheonbugyung and Hangul creation


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