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Li Hongzhi authored the first book of Falun Gong teachings in April 1993; titled 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 book also provides illustrations and ...
[1] [2] Falun Gong initially enjoyed official sanction and support from Chinese government agencies, and the practice grew quickly on account of the simplicity of its exercise movements, impact on health, the absence of fees or formal membership, and moral and philosophical teachings. [3]
Although Falun Gong is practiced freely within Hong Kong, Falun Gong practitioners from abroad have also reported being blacklisted from entering the territory. In 2001, Hong Kong officials admitted that they had used a blacklist to deny entry to approximately 100 Falun Gong practitioners during a visit by then- General Secretary of the Chinese ...
Li Hongzhi published the Teachings of Falun Gong in Changchun, China in 1992. They cover a wide range of topics ranging from spiritual, scientific and moral to metaphysical.. The teachings of Falun Gong are based on the principles of zhēn 眞, shàn 善 and rěn 忍 (which translate approximately as truthfulness, benevolence, and forbearance) [1] articulated in the two main books Falun Gong ...
Then, he took a class of "Jiugong Bagua Gong" offered by Yu Guangshen. Falun Gong was produced on the basis of these two practices. [20] Li Hongzhi introduced Falun Dafa, or the Great Law of the Wheel of Dharma, on 13 May 1992 (Li's 41st birthday as claimed) at the fifth Middle School in Changchun, Jilin. From 1992 to 1994 he traveled ...
Dragon Springs, also known as the Mountain, [1] is a 427-acre (1.73 km 2) compound in Deerpark, New York, US that is the headquarters of the global Falun Gong new religious movement and the Shen Yun performance arts troupe. [2] Falun Gong founder and leader Li Hongzhi [a] lives near the compound, as do hundreds of Falun Gong adherents. Members ...
The Religion of Falun Gong is a 2012 nonfiction book by Benjamin Penny, published by the University of Chicago Press, that discusses the Falun Gong's belief system. The publisher stated that sources often did not include much analysis of Falun Gong beliefs but instead examined the group's political factors.
James R. Lewis argued in his 2018 book Falun Gong: Spiritual Warfare and Martyrdom that Ownby's book was too sympathetic to the Falun Gong, and was unfairly biased against the People's Republic of China and too willing to accept information sourced from the group's websites. Lewis accused the book's account of the persecution of the Falun Gong ...