Jaegaseung
Ethnic Jurchens in northeastern Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Quick Facts 재가승, Total population ...
재가승 | |
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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 |
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