Glossary for refugee interviews - Falun Dafa/Falun Gong terms
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Expand on the following definitions with the Mandarin and English equivalentc - Definitions:
| 道 | Dao | The way |
| 德 | De | Virtue |
| 法 | Fa | Law (great, universal law) |
| 法轮 | Falun | Law wheel |
| 功 | Gong | Cultivation energy |
| 气 | Qi | Energy |
| 气功 | Qigong | Energy cultivation – an ancient system of breathing exercises believed to channel the body’s vital energy to enhance health, prolong life, and enrich spiritual awareness and insight |
| 忍 | Ren | Endurance, forbearance, tolerance |
| 善 | Shen | Benevolence, kindness, compassion |
| 天 | Tian | Heaven |
| 天地 | Tiandi | Heavenly sovereign-deity |
| 天目 | Tianmu | Celestial or third eye |
| 修练 | Xiulian | Cultivation practice |
| 业力 | Yeli | Karma or black substance |
| 真 | Zhen | Truth, truthfulness |
| 空间 | Dimensions | |
| 师傅 | Master | |
| 心性 | Xinxing | Mind nature, heart nature |
| 太极 | Taiji | |
| 派出所 | Local Police Station | |
| 公安局 | Public Security Bureau | |
| 丹田 | Dantian | |
| 大法 | Dafa | The great way, the great law |
| 定 | Ding | A meditative state |
| 阴阳 | Yin Yang | Opposite forces |
| 穴位 | Meridians | |
| 1.佛展千手法 | Fo Zhan Qianshou Fa | Buddha Showing a Thousand Hands ( 5 exercises) |
| 2.法轮桩法 | Fulun Zhuang Fa | Falun Standing Stance |
| 3.贯通两极法 | Guantong Liangji Fa | Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes |
| 4.法轮周天法 | Falun Zhoutian Fa | Falun Heavenly Circuit |
| 5.神通加持法 | Shentong Jiachi Fa | Strengthening Divine Powers |
| 发正念 | Fa Zheng Nian | “sending forth righteous thoughts “ |
| 法正乾坤 | The Fa [Law, Dharma] rectifies the Cosmos | |
| 邪恶全灭 | Evil is completely eliminated | |
| 法正天地 | The Fa rectifies Heaven and Earth | |
| 现世现报 | Immediate retribution in this lifetime |