Falun Gong


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Falun Gong And The Future Of China


Falun Gong And The Future Of China
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Author : David Ownby
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-04-16

Falun Gong And The Future Of China written by David Ownby and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-16 with Religion categories.


On April 25, 1999, ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside Zhongnanhai, the guarded compound where China's highest leaders live and work, in a day-long peaceful protest of police brutality against fellow practitioners in the neighboring city of Tianjin. Stunned and surprised, China's leaders launched a campaign of brutal suppression against the group which continues to this day. This book, written by a leading scholar of the history of this Chinese popular religion, is the first to offer a full explanation of what Falun Gong is and where it came from, placing the group in the broader context of the modern history of Chinese religion as well as the particular context of post-Mao China. Falun Gong began as a form of qigong, a general name describing physical and mental disciplines based loosely on traditional Chinese medical and spiritual practices. Qigong was "invented" in the 1950s by members of the Chinese medical establishment who were worried that China's traditional healing arts would be lost as China modeled its new socialist health care system on Western biomedicine. In the late 1970s, Chinese scientists "discovered" that qi possessed genuine scientific qualities, which allowed qigong to become part of China's drive for modernization. With the support of China's leadership, qigong became hugely popular in the 1980s and 1990s, as charismatic qigongqigong boom, the first genuine mass movement in the history of the People's Republic. Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi started his own school of qigong in 1992, claiming that the larger movement had become corrupted by money and magic tricks. Li was welcomed into the qigong world and quickly built a nationwide following of several million practitioners, but ran afoul of China's authorities and relocated to the United States in 1995. In his absence, followers in China began to organize peaceful protests of perceived media slights of Falun Gong, which increased from the mid-'90s onward as China's leaders began to realize that they had created, in the qigong boom, a mass movement with religious and nationalistic undertones, a potential threat to their legitimacy and control. Based on fieldwork among Chinese Falun Gong practitioners in North America and on close examinations of Li Hongzhi's writings, this volume offers an inside look at the movement's history in Chinese popular religion.



The Religion Of Falun Gong


The Religion Of Falun Gong
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Author : Benjamin Penny
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-04-13

The Religion Of Falun Gong written by Benjamin Penny and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-13 with History categories.


Concentrates on the beliefs and practices of Falun Gong members.



Mystery Of China S Falun Gong The Its Rise And Its Sociological Implications


Mystery Of China S Falun Gong The Its Rise And Its Sociological Implications
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Author : John Wong
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 1999-12-15

Mystery Of China S Falun Gong The Its Rise And Its Sociological Implications written by John Wong and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-15 with Political Science categories.


The Party and state leadership in Beijing was rudely awakened to the fact that the state bureaucracies in charge of public security had no idea of Falun Gong's leadership and its functions on April 25, 1999, when reportedly ten thousand followers in front of Zhongnanhai staged a peaceful and quiet sit-in. Since then the world media has reported events and probable causes for the government to outlaw what was determined to be a religious cult that could disturb peace and stability in China.In this paper, analyses are made of the background and political implications of the sect that had one time dominated the front page of all major newspapers in the world. The authors address themselves to questions such as: What is the nature of Falun Gong? Is it a religious sect, a cult, or a quasi-religious social movement with a hidden political agenda? Is it traditional qigong of a sort that packages well-established belief systems of Buddhism and Taoism? Is it a money-making scheme that satisfies the yearning for spiritual fulfillment for the elderly, the unemployed and the retired? Or is it all of those? Will the Falun Gong phenomenon repeat itself in the future? Was the government crackdown an over-reaction or was it expected? These issues are discussed by the authors in separate sections of this paper.



The Refutation And Analysis Of Falun Gong


The Refutation And Analysis Of Falun Gong
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Author : Lao Cheng-Wu
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012-07-16

The Refutation And Analysis Of Falun Gong written by Lao Cheng-Wu and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-16 with Philosophy categories.


Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992, claims to have 100 million disciples. It continues to draw attention from people throughout the world. Lao Cheng-Wu studied Buddhism in Hong Kong for a number of years, and he had the opportunity to be a disciple of Master Nan Huaijin. In this academic work, he participates in the Buddhist tradition of refutation, taking a critical view of Falun Gong, its beliefs, and its practices. This study traces the history of Falun Gong, with an emphasis on Taiwan, and considers how it has transformed into a political organization, spreading worldwide. It examines why it continues to attract followers and explores facts about Li Hongzhi, who tried to establish a new religion, claiming that he is superior to Sakamuni, Jesus, and Laozi. It also provides ways in which the Falun Gong created conditions for organizational success and analyses regarding the myths promoted by Falun Gong. By relying on Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism of the Orient, and on Western philosophy and Christs teachings, it is possible to refute Li Hongzhis scriptures. The simple, straightforward language in The Refutation and Analysis of Falun Gong provides keen insights into a misunderstood religion.



Zhuan Falun


Zhuan Falun
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Author : Hongzhi Li
language : en
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Release Date : 2001

Zhuan Falun written by Hongzhi Li and has been published by Fair Winds Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Religion categories.


The goal of Falun Gong is to encourage people in a spiritual and physical practice that improves the body, mind, and spirit. Zhuan Falun is an exploration of the key concepts of Falun Gong, focusing on the concepts of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. Among the topics covered are the origins of qigong and the long-forgotten meaning of self-cultivation, and the roots of illness and the fundamental Falun Gong method of healing. It also covers the meaning of enlightenment.



Pagoda Of Light


Pagoda Of Light
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Author : Long Tu
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2008-11-25

Pagoda Of Light written by Long Tu and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-25 with Philosophy categories.


In the 1990s, brothers Bai Xiaojun and Bai Shaohua began cultivating the spiritual practice of Falun Gong. Then the government made this illegal, and Xiaojun was persecuted to death for his beliefs, while Shaohua, whose story is told here, became subjected to years of illegal imprisonment and torture by the Chinese Communist Party.



Hearts And Minds Uplifted


Hearts And Minds Uplifted
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BROAD PRESS INC.
Release Date : 2015-04-05

Hearts And Minds Uplifted written by and has been published by BROAD PRESS INC. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-05 with Exercise categories.


The forty-eight articles chosen for Hearts and Minds Uplifted were carefully selected after reviewing hundreds of personal cultivation stories that have been published on Clearwisdom.net.



Falun Gong


Falun Gong
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Author : Maria Hsia Chang
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01

Falun Gong written by Maria Hsia Chang and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Political Science categories.


The world first took notice of a religious group called Falun Gong on April 25, 1999, when more than 10,000 of its followers protested before the Chinese Communist headquarters in Beijing. Falun Gong investigates events in the wake of the demonstration: Beijing’s condemnation of the group as a Western, anti-Chinese force and doomsday cult, the sect’s continued defiance, and the nationwide campaign that resulted in the incarceration and torture of many Falun Gong faithful. Maria Hsia Chang discusses the Falun Gong’s beliefs, including their ideas on cosmology, humanity’s origin, karma, reincarnation, UFOs, and the coming apocalypse. She balances an account of the Chinese government’s case against the sect with an evaluation of the credibility of those accusations. Describing China’s long history of secret societies that initiated powerful uprisings and sometimes overthrew dynasties, she explains the Chinese government’s brutal treatment of the sect. And she concludes with a chronicle of the ongoing persecution of religious groups in China—of which Falun Gong is only one of many—and the social conditions that breed the popular discontent and alienation that spawn religious millenarianism.



Falun Gong In The United States


Falun Gong In The United States
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Author : Noah Porter
language : en
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Release Date : 2003

Falun Gong In The United States written by Noah Porter and has been published by Universal-Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.


Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, has been described in many ways. It has been called qigong, one of many schools of physical exercises that aim at improving health and developing supernatural abilities. Scholars and mainstream media have referred it to as a spiritual movement or religion, although practitioners claim it is not a religion. It has been called a cult, in the pejorative sense rather than in a sociological context, by the Chinese government and by some Western critics. In the writings of Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, it is referred to in different ways, though primarily as a cultivation practice. The question of how to define Falun Gong is not just an academic issue; the use of the cult label has been used to justify the persecution of practitioners in China. To a limited degree, the Chinese Government is able to extend the persecution overseas. How society defines Falun Gong has implications for action on the level of policy, as well as the shaping of social, cultural, and personal attitudes. This research project addresses what Falun Gong is through ethnography. Research methods included participant-observation, semi-structured ethnographic interviews (both in-person and on-line), and content analysis of text and visual data from Falun Gong books, pamphlets, and websites. Research sites included Tampa, Washington D.C., and cyberspace. In order to keep my research relevant to the issues and concerns of the Falun Gong community, I was in regular contact with the Tampa practitioners, keeping them abreast of my progress and asking for their input. My findings are contrary to the allegations made by the Chinese Government and Western anti-cultists in many ways. Practitioners are not encouraged to rely on Western medicine, but are not prohibited from using it. Child practitioners are not put at risk. Their organizational structure is very loose. Finally, the Internet has played a vital role in Falun Gong's growth and continuation after the crackdown.



Falun Gong


Falun Gong
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Author : James R. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-03

Falun Gong written by James R. Lewis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-03 with Religion categories.


Falun Gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992, attracted international attention in 1999 after staging a demonstration outside government offices in Beijing. It was subsequently banned. Followers then created a number of media outlets outside China focused on protesting the PRC's attack on the 'human rights' of practitioners. This volume focuses on Falun Gong and violence. Though the author notes accusations of how Chinese authorities have abused and tortured practitioners, the volume will focus on Li Hongzhi's teachings about 'spiritual warfare', and how these teachings have motivated practitioners to deliberately seek brutalization and martyrdom.