Etymology

Falun Gong

Today it means: A spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) in 1992, purporting to enable practitioners to ascend spiritually through moral rectitude and the practice of exercises and meditation. Full definition →

Mandarin 法輪功 /法轮功
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from法輪功 /法轮功
  2. English todayFalun Gong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 法輪功 /法轮功 (Fǎlún Gōng). "法輪" is a Chinese term referring to the Buddhist concept dharmachakra, and "功" means gong, a high-level or advanced type of spiritual meditation practice in China.

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