Falun Gong is a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline that is Buddhist in nature. It brings together meditation, energy exercises, and moral teachings as a means to cultivating the mind and body, with the ultimate aspiration being spiritual transformation, or what in the East is known as “enlightenment.” As of 1999 some 70–100 million persons in China were reportedly practicing Falun Gong, making it the most popular practice of this nature in all of China, if not the world. It is taught by Mr. Li Hongzhi.

What’s the difference between Falun Gong and Falun Dafa?

These are two names for one and the same practice. The name “Falun Gong” was used during the practices early years in China, and “Falun Dafa” from around the time of 1995 on. In the West the practice is most commonly referred to as “Falun Gong.”