falun gong

Speech parts

1. falun gong - Noun

2. Falun gong - Proper noun

Meaning

a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Scientology zoroastrianism sufism Rastafari Hare Krishna vodou Wicca Tenrikyo Unitarian Universalism Thelema Eckankar Won Buddhism Falun Dafa shinnyo-en Cao Dai
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Hypernyms

movement front social movement

Examples

14,474 cases are classified by different methods of torture, according to Tong (Falun Gong agencies document over 63,000 individual cases of torture). Source: Internet

A 2018 gathering in Taiwan for practitioners of Falun Gong, which backs The Epoch Times. Source: Internet

According to John Powers and Meg Y. M. Lee, because the Falun Gong was categorized in the popular perception as an "apolitical, qigong exercise club," it was not seen as a threat to the government. Source: Internet

According to Hu Ping, "Falun Gong deals only with purifying the individual through exercise, and does not touch on social or national concerns. Source: Internet

According to Zhao, Falun Gong practitioners have established a "resistance identity"—one that stands against prevailing pursuits of wealth, power, scientific rationality, and "the entire value system associated with China's project of modernization." Source: Internet

Adherence to and cultivation of these virtues is regarded as a fundamental part of Falun Gong practice. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

faluche Falun Falun Dafa falun gong practitioner falun gong practitioners Falun red