Glossary

  610 Office : an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

  "April 25" : his refers to April 25, 1999, when ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners peacefully gathered at the State Council¨s Appeals Bureau in Beijing near the government compound at Zhongnanhai and successfully appealed for the release of forty-five practitioners who had been unjustly arrested in Tianjin City.

  Clarifying the Truth : Because of the persecution in China and the unrelenting hate campaign carried out by China's state-controlled media, Falun Gong practitioners have been actively "clarifying the truth" by explaining to the public the facts about Falun Gong and exposing the persecution. Truth clarification activities include face-to-face conversations with people, posting notices and posters, handing out flyers, and hanging banners. Outside of China, where Falun Gong is freely practiced, practitioners further expose the persecution through anti-torture reenactments, art exhibits, Internet websites, books, magazines, newspapers, movies and letter writing. The goal of clarifying the truth is to help people understand Falun Gong, to dispel the lies of the communist regime in China and to raise public support to end the persecution. (Variation: "clarifying the facts")

  Cultural Revolution : A communist political movement that denounced traditional values and culture (1966-1976)

  Dafa : ^Great Law; ̄ principles

  Fa : Law and principles; the teachings of Falun Dafa.

  Gong : 1. cultivation energy; 2. practice that cultivates such energy Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party : A book published in late 2004 that reveals the true nature of the Communist Party.

  The Nine Commentaries have led millions of people to renounce their membership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. http://ninecommentaries.com

  Qigong : A form of traditional Chinese practice which cultivates qi or ^vital energy. ̄

  Ren : Forbearance, Endurance, Tolerance

  Shan : Kindness, Benevolence, Compassion

  Xinxing : "mind-nature" (lit.), "character," or "thought."

  Yuan : Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

  Zhen : Truth, Truthfulness

  Zhen-Shan-Ren : Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance

  Zhuan Falun : The main text of Falun Dafa.