samtaegeuk

alternative sam taegeuk

1. A variant of the taegeuk, featuring a third yellow spiral, representing humanity.

   The two basic colors of the taegeuk (red and blue—heaven and Earth, respectively) are often combined in the form of a wave with yellow (man), giving the highly harmonious samtaegeuk form.

   2015 April 6, Benjamin Joinau, Elodie Dornand de Rouville, Sketches of Korea: An Illustrated Guide to Korean Culture, Seoul Selection, →ISBN, page 183

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   The three colors have symbolic meaning in Korean Shamanism to represent the three ele-ments^([sic]) of nature: heaven, earth, and humans. The three colors are often rendered in a spinning circle called samtaegeuk to represent the harmonious intermingling of the triad.

   2008 December 28, Sung Youn Sonya Gwak, Be(com)ing Korean in the United States: Exploring Ethnic Identity Formation Through Cultural Practices, Cambria Press, →ISBN, page 183

   This goal can be furthered, according to the WT’s stated philosophy, by adopting the Hwarang spirit, behaving rationally, and acknowledging the philosophies embodied in the taegeuk (the yin and yang, i.e., “the unity of opposites”) and the sam taegeuk (understanding change in the world as the interactions of the heavens, the Earth, and Man).

   2024 November 5, Sai Rahinj, Taekwondo For All: Glimpses of World’s no. 1 Martial Art, Clever Fox Publishing, →ISBN, page 19