Falun Gong
Banned Chinese practice
Falun Gong is a Chinese spiritual movement combining meditation, exercises, and moral teachings rooted in Buddhist and Taoist traditions.
Founded in 1992 by Li Hongzhi, it attracted millions of practitioners before the Chinese government banned it in 1999, labeling it a dangerous cult.
The movement has since operated from exile, opposing Chinese Communist Party rule.
Also called Falun Dafa.
Slow Chinese martial practice
- meditationFocused attention practice
- breathing exercisesIntentional respiration patterns
- qi flowMovement of life energy
- lotus positionCross-legged meditative sitting pose
slow movements · truthfulness · compassion · forbearance · cultivation · health benefits · practitioners · morning practice
Removing body parts for transplant
- labor campsDetention facilities requiring toil
- detentionTemporary official holding
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- reeducationCoerced ideological transformation
forced conversion · Tiananmen Square · crackdown · surveillance · harassment · imprisonment · dissidents · refugees
Profound spiritual awakening
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- dharmaCosmic moral order
spiritual realm · tribulations · attachments · consummation · higher beings · cosmic law · virtue · faith
East Asian superpower
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- Communist PartyMarxist-Leninist political organization
- traditional cultureEstablished customs of a people
- state mediaGovernment-run news organizations
Committee sessions investigating matters
- documentary filmsNonfiction cinema works
- awareness campaignsOrganized public education efforts
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
tai chi
Slow Chinese martial practice
- meditationFocused attention practice
- breathing exercisesIntentional respiration patterns
- qi flowMovement of life energy
lotus position · slow movements · truthfulness · compassion · forbearance · cultivation · health benefits · practitioners · morning practice
organ harvesting
Removing body parts for transplant
- labor campsDetention facilities requiring toil
- detentionTemporary official holding
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
reeducation · forced conversion · Tiananmen Square · crackdown · surveillance · harassment · imprisonment · dissidents · refugees · asylum seekers
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
dharma · spiritual realm · tribulations · attachments · consummation · higher beings · cosmic law · virtue · faith · awakening
China
East Asian superpower
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- Communist PartyMarxist-Leninist political organization
- traditional cultureEstablished customs of a people
congressional hearings
Committee sessions investigating matters
- documentary filmsNonfiction cinema works
- awareness campaignsOrganized public education efforts
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- Modern Religionevangelicalism, fundamentalism, Pentecostalism, New Age, Scientology
- New ReligionsScientology, Hare Krishna, ISKCON, Unification Church, Branch Davidians
- Persecuted GroupsJews, Romani, Roma, Armenians, Rohingya
- Sectscult, Gnostics, sect, Shia, Sunni
Falun GongChinese Communist Party
China's ruling political organization