
:: SOUTH KOREA :: THEME: Memorable Figures (2nd) :: NOMINAL VALUE: 300 Won :: ISSUE DATE: 9 April 2014 :: STAMP DESIGN: Roh Junghwa |
:: Han Yong-un
Manhae (July 12, 1879 – May 9, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. Manhae was his pen name, his birth name was Han Yu-cheon, but he is universally known by the name he was given by his meditation instructor in 1905, Han Yong-un.
As a social writer, Manhae called for the reform of Korean Buddhism.
Manhae's poetry dealt with both nationalism and sexual love. One of his more political collections was Nimui Chimmuk (님의 침묵), published in 1926. These works revolve around the ideas of equality and freedom, and helped inspire the tendencies toward passive resistance and non-violence in the Korean independence movement.
In 1913, Han Yongun published Restoration for Joseon's Buddhism (Joseonbulgyo-yusimlon), which criticized the anachronist isolationist policy of Joseon Buddhism and its incongruence with the then contemporary reality. The work sent tremors through the intellectual world. In this work, the author promulgated the principle of equality, self-discovery, the potential for Buddhism for safeguarding the world, and progress. His developments as an activist and thinker resulted from his adherence to these very principles.
In 1918, Han published Whole Mind (Yusim), a work that aimed to enlighten the youth. In the following year, he played an important role in the 3.1. Independence movement with Chae Lin, and he was later taken imprisoned for his involvement, and served a three-year sentence. During his imprisonment, Han composed “Reason of Joseon's Independence” (Joseondoglib-i-yuseo) as a response to prosecutors’ investigation into his political engagement. He was later acquitted in 1922, at which time he began a nationwide lecture tour. The purpose of the tour was to engage and inspire youth, an objective first established in Han’s Whole Mind (Yusim).
In 1926, Han published a collection of poems entitled Silence of My Beloved (Nim-ui Chimmuk), which had been written at Baegdam Temple (Baekdamsa,) in the previous year. This book garnered much attention from literary critics and intellectuals at the time. Despite his many other publications, from Chinese poems and Sijos and the poems including in Whole Mind (Yusim), to novels such as Dark Wind (Heukpung), Regret (Huhoe), Misfortune (Park Myeong), Silence of My Beloved (Nim-ui Chimmuk) remains the poet’s most significant and enduring literary achievement.
:: Lee Yuksa
Yi Won-rok (May 18, 1904 – January 16, 1944), better known by his pen name Lee Yuksa was a Korean poet and independence activist. As one of Korea's most famous poets, he and his works symbolize the spirit of the Korean anti-Japanese resistance of the 1930s and 1940s.

:: Yun Dongju
Yun Dong-ju (December 30, 1917 – February 16, 1945) was a Korean poet. Known for his writing of lyric poetry as well as resistance poetry, he was born in Longjing, Jilin, China.

ISSUE DATE: | 9 April 2014 |
NOMINAL VALUE: | 300 Won |
CIRCULATION: | 456 000 |
THEME: | Memorable Figures (2nd) |
PRINTER: | Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation |
PRINTING PROCESS: | Photogravure, six colors |
PAPER: | self-adhesive |
DESIGN: | Han Yongun, Lee Yuksa, Yun Dongju |
STAMP SIZE: | 27.8mm x 37mm |
KOREA POST PRODUCT NUMBER: | 3054, 3055, 3056 |
Memorable Figures (2nd) - Han Yongun, Lee Yuksa, Yun Dongju
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