Falun in a sentence

Called China Falun Gong, or simply Falun Gong, it is an introductory text that discusses qigong, Falun Gong's relationship to Buddhism, the principles of cultivation practice and the improvement of moral character (xinxing).

The same day, the Ministry of Public Security issued a circular forbidding citizens from practicing Falun Gong in groups, possessing Falun Gong's teachings, displaying Falun Gong banners or symbols, or protesting the ban.

It’s hard to imagine the Falun Gong being too happy about this, given that the Taiwanese government is one of the few to against Falun Gong repression.

Since 2017, Anne Yang and a group of Falun Dafa volunteers in the United States have been running Falun Dafa meditation workshops for free at local public spaces such as community centers and public libraries.

As well as bringing attention to the benefits of Falun Gong meditation, they are also raising awareness of the abhorrent practices that the Chinese regime is subjecting practitioners of Falun Gong to.

Call upon the Chinese government to immediately end the brutal persecution of Falun Gong, which is the root cause for forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that grew popular in China in the early 1990s, as the number of adherents embracing its moral teachings and meditative exercises exceeded 100 million, according to official estimates.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a Chinese spiritual practice of ancient Buddhist traditions that espouses the universal principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.

Although the persecution of Falun Gong has drawn considerable condemnation outside China, some observers note that Falun Gong has failed to attract the level of sympathy and sustained attention afforded to other Chinese dissident groups.

Benjamin Penny, "The Religion of Falun Gong," p 133. Quote: "For Li, as he often repeats in Zhuan Falun, the special characteristic or particular nature of the cosmos is the moral triumvirate of zhen (truth), shan (compassion), and ren (forbearance).

Benjamin Penny, "The Religion of Falun Gong," p 170. Among the central concepts found in the teachings of Falun Gong is the existence of 'Virtue' ('德, Dé ) and 'Karma' ('業, Yè ).

Benjamin Penny, "The Religion of Falun Gong," p 48. Excessive interest in politics is viewed as an attachment to worldly power and influence, and Falun Gong aims for transcendence of such pursuits.

Benjamin Penny, "The Religion of Falun Gong," p. 97 Falun Gong texts have since been translated into an additional 40 languages.

Chen also worked to spread the anti-Falun Gong academic propaganda movement overseas, using domestic educational funding to donate aid to foreign institutions, encouraging them to oppose Falun Gong.

David Ownby, Falun Gong and the Future of China, p 126. Origins Falun Gong is most frequently identified with the qigong movement in China.

David Ownby, Falun Gong and the Future of China, p 171 Other Falun Gong practitioners were told that if they wished to appeal further, they needed to take the issue up with the Ministry of Public Security and go to Beijing to appeal.

David Ownby, Falun Gong and the Future of China, p 86. Although some observers believe Li continued to earn substantial income through the sale of Falun Gong books, Dai Qing: Members of Falungong in an Autocratic Society.

Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi has lived in the United States since 1996, and Falun Gong has a sizable global constituency.

Falun Gong practitioners reported having phone lines tapped, homes ransacked and raided, and Falun Gong exercise sites disrupted by public security agents.

It blocked Internet access to websites that mention Falun Gong, and in October 1999 it declared Falun Gong a "heretical organization" that threatened social stability.