Editing Falun Gong (section)

===Texts===
Li Hongzhi authored the first book of Falun Gong teachings in April 1993; titled ''China Falun Gong'', or simply ''Falun Gong'', it is an introductory text that discusses {{transliteration|zh|qigong}}, Falun Gong's relationship to Buddhism, the principles of cultivation practice, and the improvement of moral character ({{transliteration|zh|xinxing}}). The book also provides illustrations and explanations of the exercises and meditation.<ref>{{harvp|Penny|2012|pp=93–94}}</ref>

The main body of teachings is articulated in the book ''Zhuan Falun'', published in Chinese in January 1995. The book is divided into nine "lectures", and was based on edited transcriptions of the talks Li gave throughout China in the preceding three years.<ref>{{harvp|Penny|2012|p=97}}</ref> Falun Gong texts have since been translated into an additional 40 languages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belmaker |first=Genevieve |date=2010-07-20 |title=What The Media Doesn't Say About Falun Gong |url=https://fpa.org/what-the-media-doesnt-say-about-falun-gong/ |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=[[Foreign Policy Association]] |language=en}}</ref>

The Falun Gong teachings use numerous untranslated Chinese religious and philosophical terms, and make frequent allusion to characters and incidents in Chinese [[folk literature]] and concepts drawn from [[Chinese folk religion]]. This, coupled with the literal translation style of the texts, which imitate the colloquial style of Li's speeches, can make Falun Gong scriptures difficult to approach for Westerners.<ref name="Lowe">{{Cite journal |last=Lowe |first=Scott |date=2003 |title=Chinese and International Contexts for the Rise of Falun Gong |journal=[[Nova Religio]] |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=263–76 |doi=10.1525/nr.2003.6.2.263}}</ref>