• The Truth About King Yao and King Shun
  • Sahng-jeh-nim said, “Although King Shun is said to have exemplified great filial piety, in truth he exemplified extreme impiety.
  • He brought the name of his father, Gaosou, into such disrepute that people spoke ill of Gaosou for five thousand years. What deep grief his father must have felt.
  • The reigns of King Yao and King Shun have been celebrated as prime examples of virtuous ruling, but the tears of the people caused a nine-year flood.
  • Because King Yao gained his kingdom with might, the flood swept the land, forcing the people to wander.”
  • The Distorted History of Danzhu
  • On another occasion, Sahng-jeh-nim said, “For the last five thousand years, it has been said that King Yao’s son, Danzhu, was unworthy of being the heir. Danzhu’s bitterness and grief was the greatest in human history.
  • If he had indeed been unworthy, why did the court officials recommend him, praising him as being extremely brilliant?
  • How could his appeal to stop calling other peoples barbarians be considered boisterous and belligerent?
  • His call to build a world united in peace and prosperity was misunderstood as agitation and aggression.”
  • 10 A disciple commented, “Criticizing Danzhu, King Yu said, ‘Danzhu, without rest, spent his days and nights sailing boats on every river, drank with a large number of friends at home, and wanted to do away with the world.’”
  • 11 Sahng-jeh-nim explained, “To say Danzhu went ‘without rest’ and ‘spent his days and nights’ means he did something diligently without rest.
  • 12 To say that he sailed ‘on every river’ means he tried to build a world united in peace and prosperity.
  • 13 To say ‘he drank with a large number of friends at home’ means he shared joy with others.
  • 14 To say ‘he wanted to do away with the world’ means he knew a different way.”
  • Danzhu Will Rule over World Affairs
  • 15 Sahng-jeh-nim continued, “If Danzhu had ruled in the time of King Yao and King Shun, edification and correct governance would have reached even the most remote villages,
  • 16 the word barbarians would have disappeared, a distance of ten thousand lee would have been like next door, and the world would have become one family. The ways of King Yao and King Shun were indeed narrow compared to the way of Danzhu.
  • 17 Danzhu bore deep grief because he could not carry out his intentions. The power of his grief caused King Shun’s death at Cangwu and the drowning of the two queens in the Xiaoxiang River.
  • 18 From that point on, all the world’s bitterness and grief, small and large, began to accumulate, bringing great disasters to the world and pushing it to the brink of destruction.
  • 19 I must first relieve Danzhu’s bitterness and grief. Then, all bitterness and grief accumulated throughout history will be resolved like knots being untied.
  • 20 In the coming world of immortality, Danzhu will rule over world affairs.”

  • (JSD Dojeon 4,24)




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