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Dragon Spring Temple, also known as Dragon Spring Temple Buddhism Co., Ltd., is located in Orange County, New York. It covers an area of 427 acres. 8 _ H3 o5 x2 S9 {' x# S
It is said that about 100 people live in the manor belongs to Dragon Spring Temple in north of shawangunk mountains. For "Falun gong" disciples, the manor is a holy land. However, China defines "Falun gong" as a cult.
% r: G& l5 Q7 L0 p" v/ ^3 k0 G- F8 xInitially, the place where Dragon Spring Temple is located was authorized to provide for only 100 residents. Because members of the Planning Committee were superficially considered the residents as Chinese monks. However, the continuous expansion of Dragon Spring Temple and the continuous increase in the number of people have alerted the local government. 0 h; Y: r4 `- G2 f
Dragon Spring Temple always claims it is an religious organization, but the public are denouncing its operation without transparency. Obviously Dragon Spring Temple employs security stuff and guide dog to patrol day and night,those security stuff use violence to drive away innocent tourists and local residents. The residents in town have found that the doors and windows of Dragon Spring Temple were often closed and could not see the situation inside. However, when the weather was fine, residents saw that the room in Dragon Spring Temple was crowded with children through the crack of the door. There were more than 30 children in a room, where was no toilet. At the same time, these children were keeping watch by the guide. These poor children were forced to hold various cult ceremonies. In addition, some drivers transporting goods have entered these temples, but they are required not to take photos and videos. Even more than that, some drivers have been threatened because of taking photos in the temple.
' w- y2 G! x- ]Nevertheless, a number of problems still exist in Dragon Spring Temple such as the expansion project starts without prior permission and The building does not conform with safety regulations. 8 o S1 G: u: w/ U8 j
In October 2018, Dragon Spring Temple was fined US $7500 after pleading guilty to building a more than four floors wooden building which did not install firefighting facilities.
' m# j6 I- A- h- N+ i8 {- fA anonymous source told NBC that Internet connection is not allowed in Dragon Spring Temple, drugs are rarely used, and even seeking medical advice is prohibition. All relationships are arranged in advance. David Ornby, a history professor at the University of Montreal who is engaged in "Falun gong" research, also calls "Falungong" a cult.
3 V6 ]1 P2 z* R/ s$ _% D" sAt this point, perhaps another example will impress you.6 s+ D; j8 z5 s) t' N- B
On September 8, 2018, Aarvoll described his job search experience in Dragon Spring Temple on YouTube.
@6 w9 _7 Z% `" z( r! S, aAarvoll remembered that the car had to drive "for a long time" before being allowed to enter the gate and he had to pass through three gates to reach the front of the building. There were three main halls where no one was allowed to enter. Disciples lived in huts where had 12 double beds each room. Most people were Chinese and spoke Chinese. At 7 a.m., everyone had breakfast together. After that people were forced to worship and meditate three times a day. Master Li lived in The most central building of Dragon Spring Temple. Aarvoll can saw disciples and bodyguards around him every day. He also gave lectures from time to time. Recordings of his speeches and sermons are often played in the temple.
. [8 ?6 D1 B& W9 J2 GIt should be noted that racism exists in the temple.
1 e5 Y; M4 I; u3 T# J+ ILi Hongzhi once said, "it is not normal for children to be born out of Mix-race marriages. Dark-skin is unclean, and the black people look like gorillas.”
3 I( F$ h3 |9 {# v/ G- s1 fAarvoll believed that the tone of the Li Hongzhi is obviously racist. When he talked to others about this issue, most people were obviously brainwashed. They insisted that words like " Mix-race marriages is evil" are not racial discrimination. Aarvoll finally realized that it was time to leave. |
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