"Suwon-gyo Samcheondaechonsegyedo" Expressing Bulcheon Sim Ilwon to Be Designated as National Registered Cultural Heritage
"Painting Techniques and Stylistic Expressions Reflect Modern Artistic Trends"
On February 13, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced its intention to designate the "Suwon-gyo Samcheondaechonsegyedo" as a National Registered Cultural Heritage. The agency plans to review public opinions for a month and decide on the registration after deliberation by the Cultural Heritage Committee.
This religious painting adopts the format of a Buddhist Sumi World Map (Sumisegye-do, a religious painting depicting a worldview centered on Mount Sumeru) to express the Suwon-gyo worldview in three levels: upper, middle, and lower. Suwon-gyo is an indigenous religion founded in 1923, and its name derives from the pen name Suun (meaning "water cloud") of Choi Je-u (1824-1864), the founder of Donghak.
The painting measures 239.5 cm in width and 162 cm in height. The upper section depicts the Muryangcheongye (the realm of the Buddha), the middle section represents the Dosolcheongye (the celestial realm), and the lower section illustrates the human realm.
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A Cultural Heritage Administration official explained, "The painting expresses the doctrine of Bulcheon Sim Ilwon, which teaches that the three realms-Buddha realm (Bul-gye), celestial realm (Cheon-gye), and human realm (In-gye)-are unified as one sky, and that the minds of Buddha, heaven (Hanalnim), and humans are also one. The painting techniques and stylistic expressions reflect the artistic trends of the modern period."
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