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Moon, Sun Myung


  • [Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) was a Korean religious leader and the founder of the Unification Church..]
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    • Mun, Sŏn-myŏng
    • Wen, Hsien-ming
    • Bun, Senmei
    • Mun, S. M.
    • Mun, San Myung
    • Mūn, San Mīang
    • Mun I︠A︡n Me
    • Sun Myung Moon
    • San Men Mun
    • Mun, I︠A︡n Me
    • Mun, San Men
    • 文 鮮明
    • 문 선명
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  • Sources

    • found: His New hope, 1973.
    • found: Moritzen, N.-P. S.M. Muns Vereinigungskirche, 1981:t.p. (S.M. Mun) p. 2 (San Myung Mun)
    • found: Kōsum Tālasōphon. ʻĒkkasān rāingān rư̄ang "Latthi Mūnisưm," 1991:p. 11, 1st group (Nāi San Mīang Mūn; North Korean; b. 6 January 1920; into Presbyterian family; close associate of South Korean president Pak Čhung Hī; emigrated to America in 1973)
    • found: "Mnogie pridut pod imenem moim..." 2001:t.p. (San Men Mun) p. 9 (San Men Mun b. 25 Feb. (or 6 Jan. according to lunar calendar) 1920 in a village in Northern Korea named Sansa Togon-Myon. His real name is Mun I︠A︡n Me and can be translated as Sveti︠a︡shchai︠a︡si︠a︡ Luna Drakona)
    • found: New York times WWW site, Sept. 4, 2012(in obituary published Sept. 2: the Rev. Sun Myung Moon; b. Jan. 6, 1920, in a small rural town in what is now North Korea; d. Monday [Sept. 3, 2012], Gapyeong, South Korea, aged 92; Korean evangelist, businessman, and self-proclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers, and links to vast commercial interests)
    • found: Wikipedia, Dec. 2, 2013(Sun Myung Moon, b. 25 Feb. 1920 in Jeong-ju, now in North Pyongan, North Korea; born Mun Yong-myeong; Korean religious leader, business magnate and media mogul)
    • found: OCLC, June 26, 2020(access point: 文 鮮明 = 문 선명 = Moon, Sun Myung; usage: 文 鮮明 = Moon Sun Myung)
    • found: New York Times, via WWW, September 1, 2023(September 2, 2012 edition; Rev. Sun Myung Moon; founder of the Unification movement; founded the Kwang-Ya Church in 1946, a predecessor of the Unification Church in Pyongyang, where he was imprisoned by Communist authorities; moved to Seoul, where he founded the Unification Church in 1954; the church became prominent in the United States in the 1970s; Moon expanded business interests in several countries)
  • General Notes

    • [Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) was a Korean religious leader and the founder of the Unification Church..]
  • Editorial Notes

    • [Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project.]
    • [Non-Latin script references not evaluated.]
    • [Non-Latin script references reviewed in NACO CJK Funnel References Project.]
    • [Founder of Unification Church]
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    • 1979-02-02: new
    • 2023-09-06: revised
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