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What is Falun Dafa hao?
The Nine True Words refers to nine Chinese characters: “Fa-Lun Da-Fa Hao” and “Zhen-Shan-Ren Hao” (法輪大法好, 真善忍好). In English, the two Chinese expressions mean, “Falun Dafa is Good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is Good”, respectively.
Is Falun Gong the same as Falun Dafa?
Falun Gong, (Chinese: “Discipline of the Dharma Wheel”) also spelled Falungong, also called Falun Dafa, controversial Chinese spiritual movement founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992. The movement’s sudden prominence in the late 1990s became a concern to the Chinese government, which branded it a “heretical cult.”
What does Falun Gong stand for?
law wheel practice
Falun Gong, which means “law wheel practice” in Chinese, is a set of meditation exercises and texts that preach the virtues of truth, benevolence and forbearance.
Is Falun Gong yoga?
Falun Gong is a form of exercise and meditation with movements similar to those seen in t’ai chi and qigong. The exercise is associated with Falun Dafa, a modern spiritual movement originating in China in the 1990s. Falun Gong has tens of millions of adherents, according to the Falun Dafa organization.
Who is Falun Gong leader?
Li Hongzhi
Li Hongzhi, the founder and chief ring leader of “Falun Gong”, currently lives in New York. He has made up large numbers of lies and fallacies to deceive the practitioners and the general public.
Who invented Falun Gong?
According to Falun Gong sources, Li Hongzhi developed Falun Gong from 1984, after himself being the recipient of the teachings of ‘more than 20 masters’. Testing the new system out on several disciples first, he made the system public in May 1992.
What is the issue with Falun Gong?
Falun Gong practices cult leader worship, fabricates and spreads heretic fallacies, exercises spiritual control on its practioners, tramples on human rights, ruins the lives and endangers the society. On 22 July 1999, in accordance with the demand by the people, the Chinese government decided to outlaw Falun Gong.