{"id":1465,"date":"2018-10-12T00:36:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T22:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hp-design.at\/palpung\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:45:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-c38b6d0241da4d583c8d1d57f9c0f9a6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c38b6d0241da4d583c8d1d57f9c0f9a6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c38b6d0241da4d583c8d1d57f9c0f9a6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c38b6d0241da4d583c8d1d57f9c0f9a6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-c38b6d0241da4d583c8d1d57f9c0f9a6 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About us<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqh3i41u-fd63c0e7ce3bb46bdd39f42c83486a5b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jqh3i41u-fd63c0e7ce3bb46bdd39f42c83486a5b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jqh3i41u-fd63c0e7ce3bb46bdd39f42c83486a5b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jqh3i41u-fd63c0e7ce3bb46bdd39f42c83486a5b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-18222 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18222 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u00dcber-uns.jpg\" alt='' title='\u00dcber uns'  height=\"500\" width=\"750\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u00dcber-uns.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u00dcber-uns-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u00dcber-uns-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u00dcber-uns-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnw7g89g-bf5fc13059873642b9c076107cbae7b9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Palpung Europe is the<a class=\"fancybox-pdf\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/letter-of-inspiraton-en.pdf?iframe=true\"><strong> European Seat of Guru Vajradhara H. H. Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa, <\/strong><\/a>particularly for <strong>all German speaking dharma students in Europe<\/strong>. It is situated in <strong>Austria<\/strong> in the heart of Europe and has been existing since 1997. It was established by its Head Lama, <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\u00d6ffnet internen Link im aktuellen Fenster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/choeje-lama-palmo\/\"><b>Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Palpung Europe is the legal framework for all of Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo&#8217;s activities and branch activities in the name, and for Guru Vajradhara H. H. Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. It currently includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/our-institutes\/\">Buddhist Institutes<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/schedule\/\">teaching and practice programs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/welfare\/en\/\">Welfare<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/publications\/en\/\">Publications<\/a>, as well as Monastics, Projects for Peace underway.<\/p>\n<p>Palpung Europe with its Buddhist Institutes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/our-institutes\/purkersdorf\/\">City Institute in Purkersdorf<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/our-institutes\/langschlag\/\">Retreat Institute in Langschlag<\/a>, and all its activities is dedicated to preserving the unbroken pure lineage of Buddha Dharma. <b><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\u00d6ffnet internen Link im aktuellen Fenster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/lineage\/vajrayana\/rime\/interreligious-exchange\/\">Interreligious exchange<\/a><\/b> is being actively pursued.<\/p>\n<p>Our activities are based <strong>exclusively<\/strong> on the motto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/mediacenter\/choeje-lama-palmo\/short-notices\/togetherness\/\">Many-some never lonesome<\/a>.\u00a0 We are establishing them with you and can only be as active as you contribute to them. Your <strong>contribution on all levels<\/strong> is their driving force, in order to serve all sentient beings, humanity,\u00a0 and bringing harmony and peace to all sentient beings. Find out more on our page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/orientation\/\">general orientation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/choeje-lama-palmo\/\">Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo<\/a> is also the director of our society and serves in endless ways, she is not an entrepreneur and fully relies on your active assistance in many ways.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqeyaaws-f73afbbc5203618fb77ca2b8e7650acc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mqeyaaws-f73afbbc5203618fb77ca2b8e7650acc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mqeyaaws-f73afbbc5203618fb77ca2b8e7650acc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mqeyaaws-f73afbbc5203618fb77ca2b8e7650acc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mqeyaaws-f73afbbc5203618fb77ca2b8e7650acc av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-3  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someone\u2019s death, birth, weddings, etc., both in one\u2019s own name or for someone else by our resident Lama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/requests\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e79dpt-96d5ddcec01ea0cdfbdb9817a2dc8126\">\n.flex_column.av-e79dpt-96d5ddcec01ea0cdfbdb9817a2dc8126{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-e79dpt-96d5ddcec01ea0cdfbdb9817a2dc8126 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnw84iws-50e1d52f24139965361bed02d9ff81de\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jnw84iws-50e1d52f24139965361bed02d9ff81de 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As Buddhists, in order to deepen your understanding you may attend our retreats under the guidance of a qualified teacher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/teachings\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a8num9-77253f2794daec25fdcb834d59ec03de\">\n.flex_column.av-a8num9-77253f2794daec25fdcb834d59ec03de{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-a8num9-77253f2794daec25fdcb834d59ec03de av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jnw7s594-ba46a8a6c033e8eb4332cea190227e78\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jnw7s594-ba46a8a6c033e8eb4332cea190227e78 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