True Parents The Story of the
In the 15th year of the reign of King Jabi (reportedly 172 A.D.), the king and his ministers of
government saw a purple hue in the sky. Thinking it to be a sign of the birth
of a wise man, he sent people to find where this would take place. It was the
head of one province who eventually found the location after a year had
passed. While out on a lake the governor saw a purple cloud gather over a big
rock in the middle of the water. He heard the sound of a baby crying. Upon
climbing to the top, he found a box made of stone. Inside was a baby boy. On
the box, the Chinese character "Moon" was chiseled and colored red. As a baby, he had large eyes and long ear lobes
(which signify good fortune). The governor was very happy, feeling that the
baby must be very special. He took the baby and raised him devotedly. King Jabi came to know of the child,
and he summoned the child to come to him. Upon seeing the child, the king
thought heaven had sent a wise man. He decided to raise the child himself,
and gave him the family name Moon, according to the inscription on the box in
which he had been found. The child was named Da Seong, which means "having many thoughts,"
since he was very intelligent and thoughtful. He proved to have remarkable
intellectual gifts and a great natural courtesy even at a young age, and
later married a princess. Moon Am Kak is the home
of the Moon Am rock, where the baby was found. (Source:
History Committee Archive) The information
on Father's ancestry and cousins is from Seong Jea Moon. |
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