The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1045 page)

Huyan Phu So
(founder)
:

see
HOA HAO
.

 
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(Korean, ‘The Way of Flower Youth’). An indigenous institution of young aristocrats residing in the kingdom of Silla in Korea. The Hwarang corps, founded during the reign of King Chinh
ng (540–76), was composed of aspiring leaders, schooled in civil and military virtues through their devotion to Mir
k (
Maitreya
, the future Buddha), their observance of W
n’gwang's ‘Five Precepts for Laity’, and the adoption of various
shamanic
,
Taoist
, and
Confucian
values.

 
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Hyakuj
Shingi
(rules governing Ch’an/Zen monasteries)
:

see
PAI-CHANG-CH’ING-KUEI
.

 
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Hymn of Creation
:

see
N
SAD
S
YA
;
COSMOLOGY (HINDU)
.

 
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