Religion Series,
Why We Taught Religion
True religion is a teaching that comes from the true God of heaven.
Let us examine the meaning of religion (宗敎: highest “jong”, to teach “gyo”) by looking at its root Chinese characters.
* Analyze the Chinese character for religion (宗敎)
- “宀” (“Bu” meaning what is above the head and “Myeon” meaning House. 宀 symbolizes “heaven”)
- 示 (“Si” meaning to see)
- 孝 (“Hyo” meaning filial duty)
- * 攵 (=攴: “Bok” meaning hitting or whipping → teach by whipping).”
Therefore, in the East, the word “religion” means “the highest teaching”, which is “to teach the will of heaven and filial duty by seeing and hearing the things of heaven”.
In the West, the origin of the word “religion” is the Latin word “religare”. This means to reconnect the broken lifeline.
What we have examined thus far shows why religion is taught.
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The original letter of “gyo” of “Jong-gyo (religion)” is ‘敎’, and ‘教’ is the popular or simplified form of the Chinese character “gyo”. In the article above, ‘教’ was broken down to analyze the word “religion” by parts. 
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