Hwanin
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 환인 |
| Hanja | 桓 因 |
|
Revised Romanization |
Hwanin |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Hwanin |
Hwanin is a character from Korean mythology . He corresponds to the Hindu Indra , the ruler of heaven and earth.
He is the father of Hwanung and grandfather of Dangun , the mythical founder of Go-Joseon .
Individual evidence
- ^ Sung-Wook Hong: Naming God in Korea: The Case of Protestant Christianity . Regnum, Oxford 2008, ISBN 978-1-870345-66-8 , pp. 59-60 .