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Lee Don-hwa (January 10, 1884 – 1950) ,was a Cheondogyo leader and thinker during the Japanese colonial period. The Cheondogyo name was Duam, and his pen name were Yaroe and Baekdusanin

Life
He was born in Gowon-gun, Hamgyeongnam-do.

He entered Donghak in 1902 at the age of 19. When Cheondogyo Wolbosa was established in 1910 and began to publish Cheondogyo Wolbo, he worked as a Wolbosa Temple and steadily contributed to the field of Cheondogyo media.

In 1920, he founded the monthly magazine Gaebyeok and worked day-to-day until it was forcibly closed in 1926. This magazine, published by the Cheondogyo community, which took the lead in the March 1st Movement in 1919, promoted the self-reliance idea that was the basis of the March 1st Movement and contributed to the modern spread of Cheondogyo doctrine. He founded "Buininji" in 1922 and "New Human" in 1926, serving as an editor and publisher.

In 1923, he participated in the establishment of the Cheondogyo Youth Party, and also served as an executive of the church, including the Cheondogyo Order and the General Commander. Lee Don-hwa played the role of a theorist in the Cheondogyo sect led by Choe Rin, and during the Pacific War, Choe Rin participated in the Joseon Imjeonbo Corps and gave a speech in person.

After liberation, he lived in the north of the 38th parallel, but his whereabouts are unknown after the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. At that time, Lee Don-hwa was staying at a Cheondogyo monastery in Yangdeok-gun, Pyeongannam-do, and was reportedly kidnapped by the Korean People's Army. He is believed to have died around December 1950.

There are a number of books and papers, including the History of Cheondogyo Foundation, which deals with the history of Cheondogyo, and the New Philosophy, which interprets Cheondogyo's ideas from a modern perspective. The New Philosophy advocated three major openings: spiritual enlightenment, national enlightenment, and social enlightenment.

After death
In his memoir "Along with the Century," Kim Il-sung praised "Kaebyeok," which he read in the 1920s as an innovative popular magazine, and described Lee Don-hwa, who was also the editor and main writer of "Kaebyeok," as "a talented theorist who played a leading role in theoretical and philosophical interpretation of the doctrines of dynamics."

The Institute for Ethnic Affairs, announced in 2008, was selected as the Cheondogyo section among the list of prospective pro-Japanese biographical dictionaries, and was also included in the list of 705 pro-Japanese anti-national activities released by the Committee on the Truth of Pro-Japanese Anti-National Act in 2009.

See more

 * the Joseon Imjeonbo Corps

Reference

 * Lee Don-hwa - Central Research Institute of Korean Studies