Haneullim (Korean tradition, partial functional equivalence)

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Haneullim is the supreme sky deity in traditional Korean belief, associated with cosmic authority, creation, and the governance of heaven and human affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean deity
deity
sky deity
supreme deity
associatedWith cosmic order
cosmos
creation
fate
heaven
natural phenomena
royal authority
sky
countryOfOrigin Korea
culture Korean
domain heaven
human affairs
universe
governs heavenly beings
human kingship
moral order
hasAspect impersonality
majesty
transcendence
hasTitle Heavenly Lord
Lord of Heaven
influenced Korean folk religion
Korean shamanism
linguisticRoot Haneul (sky, heaven)
linked to: Haneullim
partiallyComparableTo Kami of heaven
linked to: Heaven (Shangdi)

Shangdi
linked to: Heaven (Shangdi)

Tian
monotheistic high god concepts
perceivedAs dispenser of punishment
giver of blessings
source of life
ultimate source of authority
religion Korean indigenous belief
traditional Korean religion
role cosmic sovereign
guarantor of order
overseer of human destiny
supreme ruler of heaven
timePeriodOfVeneration Goryeo period
linked to: Goryeo

Joseon period
linked to: Joseon

Three Kingdoms period of Korea
pre-modern Korea
worshippedBy Koreans
worshippedIn Korean Peninsula

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Jade Emperor equivalentIn Haneullim (Korean tradition, partial functional equivalence)