What is "haneullim"

Haneullim ("Lord of Heaven"), also spelled Hanalnim, Hananim, Hanunim, Hwanin (in the Dangun myth), also called Sangje, Sangjenim ("Highest Emperor") or simply Haneul ("Heaven") or Cheon ("Heaven", in Sino-Korean), or Cheonsin ("God of Heaven"), is the concept of God in Korean Sinism—the Korean native religion and shamanism—, and in other religions derived from it (for example Cheondoism and Jeungsanism). In some sects he is called Okhwangsangje ("Great Jade Emperor" or "Great Shining Emperor").

Haneullim etymologically means "source [im, in] of all being [haneul, hwan]", indicating the fountain of the universe, the supreme being, the supreme mind. Scholars say that this belief is the heart of all religions in Korea, and it is deeply rooted in the mind of the Korean people.