재가승 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 1,031 households[1] (1957) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ryanggang Province, North Hamgyong Province and Rason | |
| Languages | |
| Yukjin dialect of Korean | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Manchus, Sibes, Koreans, other Tungusic peoples |
Jaegaseung (Korean: 재가승; Hanja: 在家僧; RR: Jaegaseung, lit. 'monks who live in houses') were descendants of Jurchen people who lived in northeastern Korea. They formed villages of married lay monks[2] and produced oatmeal paper called hwangji (黃紙) which was used to pay their taxes.[3] The monastic identity of the lay monks was seen as anti-socialist by the government of North Korea, and, consequently, the Jaegaseung were forcibly assimilated into Korean culture on the orders of North Korean president Kim Il Sung.[2]
- ^ Hwang 2016, p. 82.
- ^ a b Kim Hwansoo (2013). "'The Mystery of the Century:' Lay Buddhist Monk Villages (Chaegasŭngch'on) Near Korea's Northernmost Border, 1600s–1960" (PDF). Seoul Journal of Korean Studies. 26 (2): 297–299. doi:10.1353/seo.2013.0019. S2CID 201783375. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ Dong-A ilbo, January 1, 1936, 51st page
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