Falun Gong

[fah-loon koong, gong]

noun

1. a Chinese system of meditation, martial-arts exercises, and spiritual teachings.

2. a Chinese sect that practices this system.

Falun Gong

/ ˌfæluːn ˈɡuːŋ /

noun

1. a modern religious movement combining aspects of Buddhism and Taoism, especially the practice of qi gong, founded by Li Hongzhi in 1992

Word History and Origins

Origin of Falun Gong¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; from Chinese, equivalent to fǎ “law” + lún “wheel,” referring to the “(Buddhist) Wheel of Dharma” + gōng “work, technique, skill”; dharma ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Falun Gong¹

C20: from Chinese, falun dharma wheel (from fa law, lun wheel) + gong practice

Example Sentences

I decided to catch my first New Tang Dynasty broadcast, since the Falun Gong–affiliated network has much more constricted nationwide access than many of its Truth+ peers.

From Slate

The criminal complaint against Sun described extensive interactions between Sun and John Chen, who was sentenced to federal prison last year for acting as an illegal Chinese agent and plotting against Falun Gong, a spiritual practice banned in China.

From Los Angeles Times

The complaint described extensive interactions between Sun and John Chen, also known as Chen Jun, who was sentenced to federal prison last month for acting as an illegal Chinese agent and plotting against Falun Gong, a spiritual practice banned in China.

From Los Angeles Times

Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, was charged with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign power and conspiring with another man — John Chen — who had been plotting to target U.S.-based practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice banned in China.

From Los Angeles Times

Estrada said a goal of the scheme was to reduce “support in our country for Falun Gong and ... for pro-democracy movements in China.”

From Los Angeles Times