During the time of Jiaye Tathagata, there was a young monk who sang well. Because of his abilities he usually looked down upon the other monks while singing songs of praise of the Buddha together with them. He believed that his voice was superior to others with its clear, rich and deep qualities. He behaved arrogantly and always demonstrated that he was extraordinary.

All of them carried walking sticks and big sticks and used the sticks as weapons to intercept and attack passer-by monks. Shelifu was the one walking in the front. When those non-Buddhists wielded their weapons to attack the two, Shelifu spoke them with a mild manner. They stopped and let Shelifu pass by. But when Mujianlian approached them, they again raised their weapons.

Mr. Zhu Xi (1130 A.D.-1200 A.D.) lived in the Nan Song Dynasty (1127 A.D.-1279 A.D.). A renowned scholar and educator of his time, he has been respectfully referred to as "Sir Zhu" (pin yin "Zhu Zi") by later generations. Mr. Zhu Xi was a person worthy of respect with a calm personality. Even in his everyday life he cared a great deal about the dignity of his appearance and behaviour. As a very knowledgeable person who produced an abundance of works, he has greatly influenced Chinese traditional culture, moral values, education, propriety and religious beliefs.

The saint then created a tall tree with his abilities, and told the monk to climb up the tree, which the monk did. When the monk looked down from the top of the tree, he saw a pit extremely deep and wide next to the tree. The saint said, "Release your legs off the tree." The young monk obeyed. The saint then ordered him to free one hand from the tree, which he also did. When the saint told him to free the other hand, the young monk became frightened and said, "If I let go, I'll fall in to the pit and die."

Shusun Wushu was still talking badly about Zhongni. Zigong heard about it and said, "He should not do such things. Zhongni was a person that nobody could slander. All other virtuous persons are like mountain tops. Although they may be great, they could be surpassed. Zhongni is like the sun or the moon shining high above us; who can outshine him?"

She was on the verge of collapse not knowing what to do with her lfie. As she was looking for a way to end her life, she came across monk Maudgalaputra (also called Mujianlian) and asked him, "I'm a person full of karma. The world is too horrible. I must be stuck in karmic relationships and that is why I've been living in this mud. Can you give me some advice, otherwise I have no other choice than to commit suicide?"

After the separation, the group with Loushajia's parents was still in a miserable situation, while the other group regained its prosperity. The unfortunate group divided among themselves into two groups again. After several divisions, Loushajia's parents were singled out. Everyone then realised they were the cause of the misery and thus expelled them from the village.

Guan Yu was a man of the Three Kingdom Period (approximately 3rd century A.D.). He was very loyal, fair, and courteous. As a youth, he befriended Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and the three became blood brothers. Since then, Guan Yu maintained his loyalty and accompanied Liu Bei in many fierce battles. He was conferred the title of a general of the Shu Kingdom. His character is well known in China throughout history.

In the Chunqiu Dynasty King Jinlinggong of Jin the Kingdom had no integrity as king. His official, Mr. Zhao Dun was able to repeatably persuade Jinlinggong, whilst simultaneously greatly annoying him. King Jinlinggong secretly sent an assassin, Chu Ni, to kill Zhao Dun. Chu Ni arrived at Zhao Dun's house very early in the morning, and found his door open.

Balrampur was in the tropical area where there were many poisonous snakes. When he was outside of the city of Balrampur, he saw a father and a son working in the field. Suddenly a poisonous snake came out from the grass and bit the son. The son died shortly afterwards. The father was still working as usual and didn't seem to be affected by the death of his son.

In Morocco, in India, around 500 monks lived in a temple which was located six to seven miles away from the city. They were all strictly trained Picchu. Among them, there was one elder monk called Mokelu who was famous for his "stupidity." No matter how hard people tried to teach him anything, he still did not get it. He couldn't even recite a single Zen proverb and so all the 500 Picchu looked down on him. Nobody liked to be with him making him feel very lonely.

This painting is highlighting the abuse and torture that those Falun Gong practitioners been detained in China have to go through on a daily basis. With this torture method, sharp bamboo sticks are jammed underneath the fingernails.

A noble courtier named Zhao warned the Emperor, "The people cannot tolerate your rule anymore. They will rebel." Emperor Li neither heeded the advice nor feared an uprising. Instead he became infuriated. Emperor Li hired several sorcerers from the Wei nation at a high price to quench the public uproar. These sorcerers used dark magic to closely monitor Li's people and reported all those who held grievances against the Emperor.

There once was a famous Buddhist monk in Japan. One day, he received a visiting scholar. This scholar was quite conceited and talked endlessly, narrating his own enlightening remarks to the monk. The monk patiently listened, and at the same time he poured tea for the scholar. The tea had already filled the cup but the monk did not stop, and the tea overflowed from the cup.

The elderly man built a monastery for Rohula, which Rohula then lived in. Rohula provided the monastery to other monks from different areas as a shelter to rest because there were many wandering monks at the time. However, the elderly man thought that he was the donor of the monastery. He often liked to interfere with or participate in affairs in the monastery and so Rohula asked Shakyamuni how to handle it.

The mayor insisted that he wanted to purchase the property and offered Lu twice as much money. Still, Lu Yuanfang politely declined his offer and firmly stated that once he had promised someone something, he would keep his word. The mayor was not at all happy and asked Lu Yuanfang to go back and think it over.

The heavenly beings in this painting represent all races and cultures. There are practitioners of Falun Gong in over 60 countries around the world. Its practitioners represent every ethnic group and every walk of life. Although Falun Gong originated in China, the search for truth and enlightenment is universal.

Once upon a time, a Buddhist school disciple was practising cultivation with his Master. One day, the disciple was meditating with the Master when he suddenly asked, "Master, I can’t see the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss. How can I believe that it exists?"

Wang Shouren was a prominent Neo-Confucianist and educator during the Ming Dynasty of ancient China. One time, a father and a son sued each other, and asked Wang Shouren to judge their case. Wang Shouren merely had a few words with them, and the father and the son hugged each other and wept. Then they went home. Someone asked Wang Shouren: "What did you say to them that prompted them to repent so quickly?"

"Filial piety is fundamental in educating the public. It is demonstrated through providing food and money for the parents. It may be easy to provide food and money for the parents, but difficult to do so with respect. Even if it can be done with respect, it is difficult to do it naturally. Even if it can be done naturally, it is difficult to do it throughout one's life."

As Chen Kang was oversensitive by nature, he always thought that Confucius did not pay attention to him because he was not a native resident of Kingdom Lu. Although Confucius seemed to treat all students the same during his lectures, Chen Kang still thought that Confucius did not care about him.

A wife weeps beside her husband, who has been tortured to death at a brainwashing center. He holds in his hand a document that he was forced to sign, a pledge that defames Falun Gong.

Confucius replied, "So-called 'desires' do not necessarily mean craving for money. To put it simply, a selfish thought that makes one struggle to have an advantage over others is a desire. Although Shen Cheng is upright, he is fond of gaining superiority, and often becomes sentimental easily. This in itself is a kind of desire. How could a person like him be called strong?"

Inspired by her own experience of being incarcerated in the Chinese prison, Amy Fan created this painting to express Falun Gong practitioners’ determination to adhere to their belief in Falun Gong’s cultivation principles, Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, despite being deprived of their freedom and subjected to daily verbal abuse and violence in the forced labour camps and prisons in China.

Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu 5 BC-57AD), was highly respected by his ministers and people because of his broadmindedness, modesty, respectfulness, and approachability. Unlike despotic rulers, he was never opinionated, conceited, arrogant, or patronising. Even people who had a bias against him would swear allegiance to him after they got to know him better.

A pure heart with few desires, restraining greed and attachments is a principle a person that cultivates his heart should follow. The ancient sages said that only when a person cultivated himself, could he govern his state and stabilise the world. The king of Lugong cautioned the king of Weihui that a king's indulging himself would reduce his kingdom to ruins. The virtuous and gifted Prime Minister, Wei Zheng, once advised Emperor Tang Taizong to critically examine himself in ten aspects.

Confucius said, "A superior man is contented and composed. An inferior man is pathetic." "The superior man is aware of righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage." "The superior man cares about virtue; the inferior man cares about material things." "The progress of the superior man is upwards; the progress of the inferior man is downwards."

Wang Sungu was one of Confucius's disciples in the Kingdom of Wei. Even though he was a high ranking government official, Wang still called Confucius his teacher. One day Wang asked Confucius a question, "There is an old saying, 'It's smarter to please the God Au than to please the God Zao.' What do you think?"

The "Tao" of Lao Zi would spread in the world. Hundreds of schools of thought bloomed. Different theories, thoughts and opinions mushroomed. This age was the Golden Age of Chinese thinking. It was comparable to the ancient Greek times. During this period, the Chinese culture, ideas and wisdom saw significant developments. It was a grand age comparable to the Renaissance.

The Classic of Rites says: "Regulated families bring about well-governed states." A father is kind and a son is filial, brothers are amicable and a wife is her husband's echo. These have been family guidelines upheld by Chinese people for thousands of years. They are principles of morality and justice which people should believe and obey.

Confucius once praised those learnt men of stature who knew shame in everything they did. A man with a sense of shame will not be overcome with the temptation of money and will not compromise his integrity in the face of a threat or danger. He is modest and good-natured. He yields to others and he takes only what he needs. Whether it is his personal ethics, pursuits or patriotism, a man's sense of shame is a prerequisite to his moral conscience.

Promoting affection within the family is, in the narrow sense, to take care of one's parents. In the broad sense, it includes affection between siblings, harmony between husband and wife, as well as harmony between other family members. Confucianism believed that "regulated families" is the prerequisite to "well-governed states." It was said in Zhouyi (The Book of Changes): "[When the] Family is rectified, the state is stable."

Upholding moral discipline is maintaining moral courage. Moral courage refers to one's ambition and moral integrity. It is a kind of noble personality quality, manifesting as perseverance and persistence in upholding justice without submitting to fear. Confucius' saying "Only when it is winter, does one realise that pine and cypress wither late" praises the pine and cypress for withstanding the cold and frost in winter while being distinctly independent and proud.