Notes
Chapter One
1. In
Korea, family names are traditionally written first (Pak
Bo Hi). Here, however, the Western style is used (Bo Hi
Pak), except where the person's name is best known
internationally in the Korean order (e.g., Kim II Sung,
Park Chung Hee). Also, first names are sometimes
hyphenated (Bo-Hi), but the non-hyphenated style was
chosen for this book.
2.
Written by Chou Hsing-szu sometime between 507 and 521
A.D. One excellent English-language edition is that
edited by F.W. Paar, with calligraphy by Fong-Chih Lui,
published by Frederick Ungar in 1963.
3.
Oudol is a heating system using heat from the kitchen
fire. Hot air and smoke are funneled through a flue
under the floor of adjacent rooms to the far end of the
house. In its modern form found in most Korean homes
today, the system uses hot water or steam.
4.
Heaven in traditional Korean usage means God, although
not related to a specific religion. Its meaning also
includes spiritual world and ancestors. In this book,
the word "Heaven.' when capitalized means God, and
lowercase "heaven" refers to the highest spiritual realm
(as opposed to hell).
5. A
plaque, often made of wood, inscribed with the name of
the person who had died.
6. In
Korean and Japanese, different pronouns are used to
address persons of different station, to show respect
and proper relationship.
7. The
Japanese called World War II the Great East Asian War
because of their ambition to he masters of East Asia.
8. It
is common among Korean clans to have such a mythological
tradition concerning the clan's founding ancestor.
9. The
fourth king of the Yi Dynasty. He ruled 1418-1450.
10.
These deal with relations between ruler and subject,
parent and child, husband and wife, elder and junior
siblings, and elder and junior friends.
Chapter Two
1. This
was the term used at that time to refer to the Pyongyang
government and its representatives, including members of
its armed forces.
Chapter Three
1. This
was a triangular piece of territory located along the
38th Parallel in the middle of the Korean peninsula. The
towns of Cholwon. Geumhwa, and Pyong-gang marked the
three points of the triangle.
Chapter Four
1. The
traditional costume for women that includes a short
blouse tied across the front and a long skirt.
2. The
four pillars are the year, month, date, and time of day
of one's birth. Even today, it is common for a man to
provide this information to the family of the
prospective bride so that a numerologist can be
consulted on the wisdom of the match.
Chapter Five
1. This
person's name has been changed to protect his privacy.
2. A
text that circulated widely in Korea during the late Yi
dynasty (1392-1904). It prophesied the fall of the Yi
dynasty and the coming of a new age.
3.
Bible quotes are from the Bible, Revised Standard
Version, Zondervan Bible Publishers. Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Chapter Seven
1.
Professor Kim published a number of works. In
particular, her book Unification Theology discusses the
significance of Unification Principle in terms of its
relationship with traditional Christian theologies.
Chapter Eight
1. P.S.
Punderhurk, et al., "New Purity Education in the Age of
AIDS" North, South, East, West National Coalition for
Unification Movement. 1994
2. This
is its name today. At the time it was Yeonhee
University, and it was for men only.
3. A
collection of testimonies and media articles pertaining
to the Ehwa and Yonsei University incident, Reverend
Moon's arrest, and other instances of persecution
against the early Unification Church has been published
in Japan under die title Puzcuz no Gotha ( The Scene of
Suffering).
Chapter Nine
1. The
same location today has the address of Sangsa Ri, Dukeon
Myun, Jungju Gun, North Pyongan Province.
2. In
keeping with Korean tradition, she did not change her
name after marriage.
3. ©
Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World
Christianity.
Chapter Eleven
1. Time
magazine, March 13, 1978.
2. The
full text of Reverend Moon's message is available in Day
of Hope in Review, part 3, vol. 1, 1976-1981.
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