Sinist theology contains a triune idea of God in the myth of

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Sinist theology contains a triune idea of God in the myth of Dangun, the third form of Hwanin. With Dangun as Sansin, the godly trinity of the Korean religion represents three generations of Haneullim, the Heavenly King. Hwanin represents the transcendent source, with "haneul", "hwan" indicating "being" or the "Heaven", and "im", "in" the cause of it. Hwanung, second form of Hwanin, is the god of the middle realm; he occupies the central realm between Heaven and Earth.

Dangun, the "Sandalwood King", is the god of the Earth. As Sansin, the "God of the Mountain", he represents the center of the cosmos reaching up to Heaven. Where the heavenly princely lineage was incarnated, the "cosmic mountain" was formed, and the sandalwood became the "holy tree", all aspects fundamental to the shamanic experiences as Mircea Eliade highlights. The concept is also explained in terms of Hwanin the God-Father creator of the universe, Hwanung the God-Teacher or the order of nature, and Dangun the God-King, the human king who directs the kingdom according to the natural order, making well-being.