Great Chiseongs

Every year there are five great chiseongs, each held on days significant to Jeung San Do. Four of the great chiseongs are held on dates following the Eastern lunar calendar:

New Year's Chiseong (3rd day of 1st lunar month)
Taemonim's Birthday Chiseong (26th day of 3rd lunar month)
Sangjenim's Ascension Chiseong (24th day of 6th lunar month)
Sangjenim's Birthday Chiseong (19th day of 9th lunar month)
Winter Solstice Chiseong (December 22 on Gregorian calendar)

Ipdo Chiseong

Ipdo, meaning "enter dao," is a ceremony of initiation. Promising to continue the study and practice of Jeung San Do with sincerity, attentiveness, and faithfulness, initiates are born into the Jeung San Do family. The new practitioner receives the energy and lineage of the Taeeulju Mantra. Once an individual initiates, there are five basic principles to uphold:

1) Offering fresh water every morning and evening and practicing meditation.
2) Regularly attending chiseong.
3) Supporting the dojang through effort and donations.
4) With the mind of sangsaeng (mutual life-giving), sharing Jeung San Do's teachings.
5) Receiving the teachings of Taesabunim and Sabunim.

Ancestral Chiseong

This chiseong gives ancestral spirits and other deceased family members the opportunity to enter the dao of Sangjenim and Taemonim. The person holding the chiseong prepares a food offering and spirit tablets bearing the names of ancestors and deceased family members. The prayers, offerings, and chanting embrace the ancestors going back four generations on both sides of the family. The spirit tablets are hung on at ancestral altar where they remain so that these spirits can be honored in all future chiseongs. It is encouraged for the person making the offering to invite family members to the ceremony.

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