¹In answer to the earnest pleas and prayers of all the divine sages, buddhas, and bodhisattvas in heaven, ²Sangjenim incarnated into the Eastern land, where a new era was to dawn, to deliver humans and spirits, who have been trapped in torment, by bringing to pass a new heaven and earth.

³In the Hour of the Rat on September 19, the Year of the White Sheep (Year Sin-mi, DG 1, 1871), the eighth year of the reign of King Gojong, the 4204th year since the founding of Ancient Joseon, the 5768th year since the founding of Baedal, the 9068th year since the founding of Hwanguk, ⁴Sangjenim incarnated into the world in Gaengmang-ri Village of Udeok-myeon Township in Gobu County, Jeolla-do Province.

⁵Sangjenim’s family name was Gahng, his given name was Il-sun, his childhood name was Hak-bong, his adulthood name was Sa-ok, and he eventually adopted the honorific dao name Jeung-san. ⁶He is Mugeuk Sangje, he who ushered in the universe’s Great Destiny of Mugeuk by conducting the Work of Renewing Heaven and Earth.