White Lotus Movement
The White Lotus movement was primarily a literary movement in 8th–9th century Yashida that helped spread the Manyeong language and alphabet and thus created the new Yashidal identity.
The White Lotus movement borrows its name from the prominent White Lotus magazine in Wuchangseong Huineung that published political articles and critical essays on Yashin's new regulations.
Since white was regarded as the colour of truth, spirit, and grief, it matched well with former Manyeong's coat of arms, the nine-petal lotus, now symbol of the conquered provinces ("new provinces")' cultural identity. In general, metaphors were widely used and thus spread a more flowery language amongst scholars to package political and idealistic sentiments neatly.
Many of the members of the White Lotus movement published in the White Lotus magazine itself, although most of them wrote either anonymously or under an alias to prevent political prosecution. While the political motivation was the core of the movement, nowadays it is rarely associated with it and instead has the sentiment of interlectuallism and storytelling, since Yashidal literary classics oftentimes stem from this era and formed the "Yashidal identity."
Moon Chaewon, Choi Hajun and Jo Doyun are most famous for their collections and transformative works of folk and house tales that helped form the modern Yashidal language and alphabet especially in the more rural and uneducated areas.
Naming & Symbolism
The White Lotus movement borrows its name from the prominent White Lotus magazine in Wuchangseong Huineung that published political articles and critical essays on Yashin's new regulations.
Since white was regarded as the colour of truth, spirit, and grief, it matched well with former Manyeong's coat of arms, the nine-petal lotus, now symbol of the conquered provinces ("new provinces")' cultural identity. In general, metaphors were widely used and thus spread a more flowery language amongst scholars to package political and idealistic sentiments neatly.
Many of the members of the White Lotus movement published in the White Lotus magazine itself, although most of them wrote either anonymously or under an alias to prevent political prosecution. While the political motivation was the core of the movement, nowadays it is rarely associated with it and instead has the sentiment of interlectuallism and storytelling, since Yashidal literary classics oftentimes stem from this era and formed the "Yashidal identity."
Notable Members
Moon Chaewon, Choi Hajun and Jo Doyun are most famous for their collections and transformative works of folk and house tales that helped form the modern Yashidal language and alphabet especially in the more rural and uneducated areas.
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