Falun Gong

Falun Gong, (Traditional Chinese: Õ*Ÿ; Simplified Chinese: ÕnŸ; Pinyin: FÎlún GMng; literally "Practice of the Wheel of Law") also known as Falun Dafa, (Traditional Chinese: Õ*'Õ; Simplified Chinese: Õn'Õ; Pinyin: FÎlún dàfÎ; lit. "Great Law of the Wheel of Law") is a system of "mind and body cultivation" introduced by Li Hongzhi (surname "Li") to the public in 1992. Falun Dafa has five sets of meditation exercises (four standing and one sitting meditation). The teachings of Falun Dafa are articulated in the two main books of the practice, Falun Gong and Zhuan Falun. The teachings refer to Falun Dafa as "cultivation practice", meaning that it involves a set of teachings, often referred to as "the Fa" (or "Dharma", or "Law"): "Falun Buddha Fa is a great, high-level cultivation way of the Buddha School, in which assimilation to the supreme nature of the universe, Zhen-Shan-Ren [Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance], is the foundation of cultivation practice." In these teachings, Li discusses questions such as "cultivation of virtue and character", "moral standards for different levels", and "salvation of sentient beings", among others. The teachings have been described as spiritual, religious or metaphysical, depending on the point of view.

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