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Src: The Asian Studies Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
28 Jul 1999
Falun Gong (Falun Dafa)
Falun Dafa, USA
Self-description:
"An advanced system of cultivation and practice introduced by Master
Li Hongzhi. Since its introduction in 1992, Falun Dafa has attracted
more than 100 million people over the world. In addition to being a
powerful mechanism for healing, stress relief and health improvements,
Falun Dafa is different from other qigong techniques in having a
higher objective of cultivation and practice towards enlightenment."
Site contents: Statement of Li Hongzhi of July 22, 1999; Introduction,
Start to Learn, Books Online, Multimedia, Urgent Reports from China,
Falun Dafa In North America, Falun Dafa Bulletin Board
[A useful list of F-G resources has been provided in The
Scout Report of July 23, 1999 (scout-report@hypatia.cs.wisc.edu)
and includes the following links to media articles and subsidiary links collections:
'People's Daily': China Bans Falun Gong
http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/special/fagong/home.html
'China Daily': Falun Gong Prohibited
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/falun/index.html
'South China Morning Post': Creating A Vacuum
http://www.scmp.com/news/Comment/Article/FullText_asp_ArticleID-19990723013051904.asp
'Inside China Today': Elusive Falun Gong Leader Says Mass Following Rattles China
http://www.insidechina.com/features.php3?id=80918
'BBC': The Complex Web of Falun Gong
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_401000/401268.stm
- ed.]
URL http://www.falundafa.org/
Link suggested by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
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