Falun Gong is a set of exercises carried out by followers of the discipline Falun Dafa.
Its founder, Li Hongzhi, says Falun Dafa was influenced by Buddhism and Taoism.
Buddhism teaches that "one can be liberated from suffering by mental and moral self-purification." Taoists believe they can conform to the Tao, "the unconditional and unknowable source of all reality," through "unassertive action and simplicity."
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