Falun Gong
religious movement originating in China
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Summary
Falun Gong is a spiritual practice[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of spiritual practice entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,142 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: Buddhism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Deerpark[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: philosophical movement[6], new religious movement[7]
- Main regulatory text: Zhuan Falun[8]
- Founder: Li Hongzhi[9]
- Named after: dharmacakra[10]
- Based on: qigong[11], Chinese folk religion[12]
- Headquarters location: Dragon Springs[13]
- Location: worldwide[14]
- Child organization or unit: Minghui.org[15]
- Commons category: Falun Gong[16]
- Foundational text: Zhuan Falun[17]
- Location of formation: Changchun[18]
- Official website: https://en.falundafa.org[19], https://www.falundafa.org/[20], https://gb.falundafa.org[21], https://big5.falundafa.org[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Falun Gong[23]
- Partially coincident with: Chinese culture[24], buddhist philosophy[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Falun Gong[26]
- Has characteristic: religious philosophy[27]
- Native label: 法轮功[28], 法轮大法[29]
- History of topic: history of Falun Gong[30]
- Operating area: worldwide[31]
Why It Matters
Falun Gong has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]