{"id":37682,"date":"2025-11-02T10:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/about-us\/buddhadharma\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:17:00","slug":"buddhadharma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/buddhadharma\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhadharma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhg5pp2n-c0c56a41b128e361bc42923541ad1590\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mhg5pp2n-c0c56a41b128e361bc42923541ad1590{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mhg5pp2n-c0c56a41b128e361bc42923541ad1590 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mhg5pp2n-c0c56a41b128e361bc42923541ad1590 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mhg5pp2n-c0c56a41b128e361bc42923541ad1590 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Buddhadharma<\/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-mhg6bely-aada75e60b60e448d335444495e6647a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mhg6bely-aada75e60b60e448d335444495e6647a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mhg6bely-aada75e60b60e448d335444495e6647a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mhg6bely-aada75e60b60e448d335444495e6647a 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-37638 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37638 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-scaled.jpg\" alt='' title='buddhadharma'  height=\"1711\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-598x400.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-735x491.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-1500x1003.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-705x471.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-1320x882.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhg5wbgn-144525aca2bd5d6f073415615a0f9f1e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Although the Buddhadharma is incredibly extensive and broad in philosophy, practices and application; in traditions, lineages and orders, we can yet structurally understand it in <strong>three fields<\/strong> and categorize the wealth of all transmissions threefold. This triad is universal for all traditions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/choeje-lama-palmo\/\"><strong>Ch\u00f6je Lama Palmo<\/strong><\/a> seeks to make Buddha Shakyamuni\u2019s treasures available to her disciples so they grasp and understand, as well as to give them a proper overview for clarity and understanding, an anchor on their personal path of the Buddhadharma which enables them to classify the broad variety of teachings. Additionally, her instructions are very precise and clear, in a fresh new language.<\/p>\n<p>Our teaching- and practice program is marked in this light.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mldv7n7s-b6647a7de9415c04fcbdcce5e5ec7f36\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mldv7n7s-b6647a7de9415c04fcbdcce5e5ec7f36{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mldv7n7s-b6647a7de9415c04fcbdcce5e5ec7f36 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mldv7n7s-b6647a7de9415c04fcbdcce5e5ec7f36 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mldv7n7s-b6647a7de9415c04fcbdcce5e5ec7f36 av-special-heading-h4  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The sacred triad<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhhjcw90-64e598b2cdb994f77797ac7459c19ddf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The art of actually knowing the <strong>three important constituents<\/strong> of the <strong>Buddhadharma<\/strong>; to understand, apply and put into action in daily life in order to become a true <strong>dharma disciple<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhg5pc1s-691ee2f92526e990e01ffd8156817212 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"accordions-37673\" class=\"accordions-37673 accordions\" data-accordions={&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:true,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;37673&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;collapsible&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;heightStyle&quot;:&quot;content&quot;,&quot;animateStyle&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;animateDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;active&quot;:999,&quot;expandedOther&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}>\r\n                <div id=\"accordions-lazy-37673\" class=\"accordions-lazy\" accordionsId=\"37673\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"items\"  style=\"display:none\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"37673\" itemcount=\"0\"  header_id=\"header-17619996600\" id=\"header-17619996600\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17619996600 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"View\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17619996600\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17619996600\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">View<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17619996600 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-37645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/view-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/view-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/view-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/view-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/view-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/view.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view comprises our understanding of a topic. We are being introduced in the way of <strong>grasping a topic cognitively <\/strong>and learn new ways of thinking and understanding which enable us to greatly change and enhance our perception.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"37673\" itemcount=\"1\"  header_id=\"header-17619996601\" id=\"header-17619996601\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17619996601 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Meditation\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17619996601\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17619996601\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Meditation<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17619996601 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-38417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditation-500px-1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditation-500px-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditation-500px-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditation-500px-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditation-500px-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/meditation-500px-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meditation is the <strong>direct experience<\/strong> of a comprehended topic in our own mindstream and continuum, mind in short, by discovering, cherishing and nurturing awareness, love & compassion and wisdom & clarity <strong>in ourselves<\/strong> to finally <em>become<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As for mediation, it can be divided into two big categories, the <strong>path of liberation<\/strong> (<em>Mind series<\/em>) and the <strong>path of means and methods <\/strong>(<em>Wisdom series<\/em>).<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"37673\" itemcount=\"2\"  header_id=\"header-17619996602\" id=\"header-17619996602\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17619996602 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Application\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17619996602\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17619996602\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Application<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17619996602 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-38706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/application-neu-1.jpg-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The application continuously applies our understanding of both <strong>cognitive as well as direct experience in our daily life<\/strong>, hence pervading our life with the sacred dharma. We can therefor <strong>change<\/strong> our habits, habituations and perceptions actively in each and every moment.<\/p>\n<p>In brief, you practice what you preach.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhhjbm6p-eadba0664c1dad81253319d5bd39ec5a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mhhjbm6p-eadba0664c1dad81253319d5bd39ec5a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mhhjbm6p-eadba0664c1dad81253319d5bd39ec5a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mhhjbm6p-eadba0664c1dad81253319d5bd39ec5a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mhhjbm6p-eadba0664c1dad81253319d5bd39ec5a av-special-heading-h4  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Three Pillars of confidence<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7491b8051d5afd75714dec0046e8df32 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Three Pillars of trust; Buddha, dharma and sangha, are the pillars on our personal path of Buddhadharma. We entrust ourselves to them in understanding and direct experience and understand them as <strong>temporary support <\/strong>ensuring our safe individual development <strong>to eventually become Buddha ourselves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the Buddhadharma is hence not to produce followers, devotees or scholars, rather its only purpose is to guide students to <strong>actively<\/strong> turn their minds outside in and <em>become<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhhjclxd-945f6b4519a9639e5efcad13dba2eed9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"accordions-37696\" class=\"accordions-37696 accordions\" data-accordions={&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:true,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;37696&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;collapsible&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;heightStyle&quot;:&quot;content&quot;,&quot;animateStyle&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;animateDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;active&quot;:999,&quot;expandedOther&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}>\r\n                <div id=\"accordions-lazy-37696\" class=\"accordions-lazy\" accordionsId=\"37696\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"items\"  style=\"display:none\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"37696\" itemcount=\"0\"  header_id=\"header-17622489580\" id=\"header-17622489580\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17622489580 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Buddha\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17622489580\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17622489580\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Buddha<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17622489580 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddha-1-600x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddha-1-600x228.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddha-1-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddha-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By entrusting ourselves to Buddha - as the embodiment of enlightened continuum - we open ourselves to the space of our mind and can get to know and understand; discover, cherish and nurture awareness, love & compassion and wisdom & clarity within, to finally <strong>become Buddha<\/strong>. Buddha therefor is both our basis as well as our final destination.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"37696\" itemcount=\"1\"  header_id=\"header-17622489581\" id=\"header-17622489581\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17622489581 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Dharma\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17622489581\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17622489581\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Dharma<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17622489581 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dharma-1-600x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dharma-1-600x228.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dharma-1-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dharma-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dharma gives us the <strong>means<\/strong> and explains the <strong>methods<\/strong> on the path of liberation (<em>Mind series)<\/em>, the direct mind level, and the path of means and methods (<em>Wisdom series<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>It is also the <strong>universal truth<\/strong> that all Buddhas of the past, present and future have developed, are developing, and will develop along their personal path and ripen their continuum into full completion, the essence of all living beings, meaning and purpose of life; the lightness of simply <em>being<\/em>.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"37696\" itemcount=\"2\"  header_id=\"header-17622489582\" id=\"header-17622489582\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17622489582 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Sangha\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17622489582\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17622489582\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Sangha<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17622489582 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sangha-1-600x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sangha-1-600x228.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sangha-1-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sangha-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Sangha is our <strong>active, living support<\/strong>, whom we can personally meet. They are our assistants on the path from whom we receive teachings, transmissions and instructions. We can also think of them as the switch enabling the current of life - the lineage - to flow and enter our mindstream.<\/p>\n<p>They describe the perspective for us, clarify the aim and help us on our personal, individual path of the Buddhadharma if we should falter. They are our companions whom we meet with respectful openness in our mind, ready to receive the essence of life.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mldm3gs6-06cababdfad841b1c6f049d6cbe6bb81\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mldm3gs6-06cababdfad841b1c6f049d6cbe6bb81{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mldm3gs6-06cababdfad841b1c6f049d6cbe6bb81 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mldm3gs6-06cababdfad841b1c6f049d6cbe6bb81 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mldm3gs6-06cababdfad841b1c6f049d6cbe6bb81 av-special-heading-h4  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Dharma student versus dharma disciple<\/h4><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mldvqjxy-a042b24301b116a60d6a8d414e9542e2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Years of <strong>affiliation<\/strong>\u00a0in mind <strong>don&#8217;t make for a disciple-hood<\/strong>. Often dharma disciples and dharma students are being confused although they are fundamentally different.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interest<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t make us a <strong>dharma disciple<\/strong>, <strong>refuge alone is insufficient<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mldm2z4s-d244fbb384ca3b45e3aae05c238c6c64 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"accordions-39374\" class=\"accordions-39374 accordions\" data-accordions={&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;39374&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;collapsible&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;heightStyle&quot;:&quot;content&quot;,&quot;animateStyle&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;animateDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;active&quot;:999,&quot;expandedOther&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}>\r\n                <div class=\"items\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"39374\" itemcount=\"0\"  header_id=\"header-17681242750\" id=\"header-17681242750\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17681242750 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Dharma students\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17681242750\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17681242750\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Dharma students<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17681242750 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39417 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1-253x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1-253x200.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1-507x400.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1-633x500.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1-705x557.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/students-1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/>\r\n\r\nA dharma student is someone who <strong>interestedly listens to dharma<\/strong> teachings; out of interest or <strong>curiosity<\/strong>, just as you would at university. They do not actively put the teachings into action and let their continuum spiritually ripen.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That is completely o.k. You are a dharma student but you can at any given time emerge into a dharma disciple.<\/p>            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"39374\" itemcount=\"1\"  header_id=\"header-17681242751\" id=\"header-17681242751\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head17681242751 border-semi-round\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Dharma disciples\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-17681242751\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-17681242751\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Dharma disciples<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content17681242751 border-semi-round\">\r\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39419 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1-253x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1-253x200.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1-507x400.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1-633x500.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1-705x557.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/disciples-1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One becomes a dharma disciple by <strong>applying the teachings in personal meditative immersion<\/strong> and<strong> spiritual practice <\/strong>which enables us to transform our habitual tendencies and become true disciples.<\/p>\r\nThe first step is the so-called refuge. Often, dharma disciples end their spiritual path right after having taken refuge which technically makes them dharma students again who seek teachings out of interest and curiosity.            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":37638,"parent":1465,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37682","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Buddhadharma - 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\/about-us\/buddhadharma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Buddhadharma - Palpung Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/en\/about-us\/buddhadharma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Palpung Europe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-08T15:17:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palpung.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/buddhadharma-735x491.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"735\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"491\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\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=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/\",\"name\":\"Buddhadharma - Palpung Europe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/buddhadharma-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-02T09:43:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-08T15:17:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/buddhadharma-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/buddhadharma-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1711},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/buddhadharma\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About us\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palpung.eu\\\/en\\\/about-us\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Buddhadharma\"}]},{\"@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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