{"id":1903,"date":"2018-10-14T20:30:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T18:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hp-design.at\/palpung\/lineage\/practising-buddhism\/q-a\/"},"modified":"2021-05-06T11:59:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T09:59:56","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-1e00da8d40b8b32dfc6cb25f59642a8d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1e00da8d40b8b32dfc6cb25f59642a8d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1e00da8d40b8b32dfc6cb25f59642a8d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1e00da8d40b8b32dfc6cb25f59642a8d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-1e00da8d40b8b32dfc6cb25f59642a8d av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Frequently asked questions<\/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-jqpnmecy-926acaa44e6452cf145b9e07f93412fc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jqpnmecy-926acaa44e6452cf145b9e07f93412fc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jqpnmecy-926acaa44e6452cf145b9e07f93412fc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jqpnmecy-926acaa44e6452cf145b9e07f93412fc 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-18562 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-18562 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fragen-und-Antworten.jpg\" alt='' title='Fragen und Antworten'  height=\"500\" width=\"750\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fragen-und-Antworten.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fragen-und-Antworten-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fragen-und-Antworten-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fragen-und-Antworten-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fragen-und-Antworten-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jnyyarce-fa4cbfafe6435279ac91c80404ff91ef '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>What is Buddhism?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Buddhism are both the precise means and methods tranmitting the <strong>theoretical foundation (philosophy)<\/strong> and<strong> practical means (practice of meditation)<\/strong> for practitioners to attain personal and absolute freedom of mind, to finally become <strong>Buddha themselves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How is Buddhism structured?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-20730 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gyaling-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Uncountable lineages and traditions co-exist in Buddhism. However, there is no historically grown, hierachic overall structure. Each lineage and congregation is self-organised. There is no Head of the <strong>entire Buddhism<\/strong>. As for Tibetan Buddhists worldwide, we consider H. H. Dalai Lama as embodiment of the Buddha of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig. In Austria, all Buddhists freely consolidated into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buddhismus-austria.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00d6BR <\/a>umbrella organisation<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Is Buddhism a religion?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In reality it is <strong>neither religion nor it is not<\/strong>. It <strong>finally transcends all terminology<\/strong>. The master guides the practitioner step-by-step along the path to the final aim. Many connote spirituality with the dichotomy of \u201creligion\u201d versus \u201cdaily life\u201d whereas in the Buddhadharma we learn that <strong>everything is connected, interwoven and pervaded with everything<\/strong>. Practitioners do not create their parallel world to temporarily dive into in order to return to their \u201cnormal daily lives\u201d but learn to step-by-step let the <strong>Buddhist view, Buddhist meditation and Buddhist conduct pervade their daily lives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to become Buddhist?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-20728 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/paleu-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Through the so-called <a href=\"\/en\/visit\/calendar\/pilgrimages\/pilgrimage-2009\/audience-guru-vajradhara\/\"><strong>refuge<\/strong><\/a>, a ceremony conducted by a master of an <strong>authentic lineage of Buddhism<\/strong>. We decide to actively follow Lord Buddha\u2019s path which in return means to become Buddha ourselves, to attain the state of <strong>complete freedom of mind<\/strong> and a <strong>fully awakened heart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How long does it take to become a Buddhist<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You are Buddhist from the moment you receive refuge. From then onwards, you practice in order to become Buddha yourself and to follow <strong>Lord Buddha\u2019s path actively<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why do we need compasssion<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Compassion is a central theme in Buddhism which teaches us to develop genuine, impartial compassion and based on that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/practising-buddhism\/bodhisattva-path\/\">bodhicitta<\/a>, the wish to lead all sentient beings to attain enlightenment. By letting bodhicitta arise, strengthening and practicing it we ourselves, as kind of a side effect, experience <strong>contentment and happiness and enrich and deepen our own lives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>Do I\u00a0 have to be Buddhist in order to learn to meditate?<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-20724 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190210_154409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>You may have any background whatsoever and come from all walks of life or follow whatever philosophy to practice the most basic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/visit\/calendar\/meditation\/\">mediation of Calming the Mind,<\/a>\u00a0led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/choeje-lama-palmo\/\">Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo<\/a>. This meditation is open to anyone and marked as such. All further teachings have special requirements to be viewed on the respective sites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-7bacd336e8c7b574fdeac16e430feaa5 hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k96yhirz-c8a489cf210cd93d7e0fd8e2f95e382b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>What or who is Palpung?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Palpung <strong>means <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/history-palpung-europe\/our-name\/\">Mount of Excellence<\/a><\/strong>. Palpung (tib.) means the accumulation of the best talents in many fields: meditation, ritual, astrology, philosophy, medicine, art, literature and so much more.\u00a0 Palpung is a <strong>worldwide Buddhist lineage <\/strong>with its seat in Northern India, comprised of many hundered monasteries and branch institutes. Its Supreme Head is <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/chamgon-kenting-tai-situ-rinpoche\/\"><strong>H. H. Guru Vajradhara The Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa<\/strong><\/a>. The lineage is as old as is Buddhism, i. e. 2600 years and since <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/lineage\/buddha\/\">Buddha Shakyamuni<\/a>\u2018s time. The Tibetan <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/palpung\/\">Palpung Monastic Seat<\/a> per se was founded in <strong>1727<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is Palpung Europe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-20690 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/purkersdorf-slide-08-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/purkersdorf-slide-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/purkersdorf-slide-08-598x400.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/purkersdorf-slide-08-705x472.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/purkersdorf-slide-08-450x301.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/purkersdorf-slide-08.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/\">Palpung Europe<\/a> is the <a class=\"fancybox-pdf\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/letter-of-inspiraton-en.pdf?iframe=true\">European Seat of H. H. Guru Vajradhara The Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa <\/a>and Palpung lineage, was established by Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo in <strong>1997<\/strong> and is organised as <strong>non-profit society <\/strong>in Austria to bring <strong>peace and harmony<\/strong> into the world.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What does Ch\u00f6je mean?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>(tib) <em>Ch\u00f6<\/em> means dharma and <em>Je<\/em> master, hence master of Dharma with a particular responsibility in both area and content, i. e. the authentical preservation and passing on of the lineage of Buddhadharma.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is a Ch\u00f6je Lama?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A Ch\u00f6je Lama plays a <strong>specific role in his\/her lineage<\/strong> that is both <strong>areal and spiritually far reaching<\/strong> and copious with a clearly <strong>defined sphere of activity<\/strong>. It is no title of an office nor a position within an organisation, rather describes a very particular responsibility for and within the lineage.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Who is <\/strong><strong>Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>She established <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/\">Palpung Europe<\/a>. In her worldy life she was media expert. She was appointed<strong> Ch\u00f6je Lama in 2013<\/strong> by her lineage by H. H. Chamgon Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche and hence her responsibility was extended and sealed. She is here<strong> in place<\/strong> of and for the <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/palpung\"><strong>Palpung<\/strong> <\/a>lineage and its Supreme Head, <strong><a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/chamgon-kenting-tai-situ-rinpoche\/\">H. H. Guru Vajradhara The Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa<\/a><\/strong> and Head Lama of The European Seat of The Palpung lineage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1903","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FAQ - Palpung Europe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/faq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FAQ - Palpung Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/faq\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Palpung Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-06T09:59:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gyaling-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/\",\"name\":\"FAQ - Palpung Europe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/gyaling-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-14T18:30:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-06T09:59:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/gyaling-300x200.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/gyaling-300x200.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/faq\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FAQ\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Palpung Europe\",\"description\":\"European Seat of H.H. 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