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Hoedang was born 1902 eulleung Island in Kyungbuk province. Following he studied the Chinese classics as a boy, studied the modern sciences a youth. His eye for a world is a result of his hard work. He believed in the Buddhism in 1937, realized the social role of Korean Buddhism in modern times.
He plan to formulate the new Buddhist system that was suited to Korean modern times. Because not only the Korean Buddhism contributed to the mind of Korean people for a long time, but also contributed to a political ideology, keep the tradition culture, etc.
He suggested a many plan of Korean Buddhism in his articles. In this articles, he thought if Korean Buddhism in modern times had developed in a democratized country, it was divided into many Buddhist orders.
The diversity in a Korean Buddhism was not division, it was development. He hoped the new Mahayana Buddhism corrected in this background.
He formulated a plan of the union of political and economic supporters, and the union of Buddhist orders united many order's play. If this conditions had permitted, Korean Buddhism became a independent religion.
Therefore, we know Hoedang was a pioneer that suggested a way of the Korean Buddhism in modern times, in situation from a foreign intervention and another religion were became prevalent in Korea.