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\u201cTHERE IS ONLY ONE BUDDHISM.\u201d<\/h2>\n

Thomas Dhammadipa hopes and believes that Buddhism, once again, gives us a chance to understand it as a single whole where different views compliment each other. His teaching is based on one observation: \u201cThere is only one Buddhism” and the individual schools are just those famous fingers pointing at the moon.<\/p>\nLearn more in BIO \u00bb<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Update 2023<\/h3>\n

With an old age knocking on the door and due to my decision to spend the rest of my life in the Czech republic and in India serving the lay community, creating conditions for my and common spiritual practice it is more advantigous to continue my work as a lay person. Therefore I decided to retire from monkhood and abandon the monk vows in order to be able to persue my activities as a lay person within the lay community, which I have been serving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dhamma<\/h3>\n

Thomas Dhammadipa teaches that the knowledge of the Buddhist way should be applied in practice and verified first hand through direct experience. One should make a great vow to tread the way and realize the dharma for the benefit of all sentient beings.<\/p>\nLearn more in teachings \u00bb<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Shanta Vana<\/h4>\nThomas Dhammadipa has a vow to spread Buddha’s message in Europe. For that purpose he founded the Dhammadipa foundation: “Island of dharma”.\n<\/div>\n
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Sakarwadi<\/h4>\nThis project is to help the Buddhist community in Sakarwadi, India, with their spiritual practice and also to offer courses, training and other support.\n<\/div>\n
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News<\/h3>\n
02.18. 2026<\/div>
We updated the calendar for 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>
02.03. 2026<\/div>
Retreat in Brasil, February 13-25 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>
02.03. 2026<\/div>
Lecture in Brasil, February 5 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTHERE IS ONLY ONE BUDDHISM.\u201d Thomas Dhammadipa hopes and believes that Buddhism, once again, gives us a chance to understand it as a single whole where different views compliment each other. His teaching is based on one observation: \u201cThere is only one Buddhism” and the individual schools are just those famous fingers pointing at the […]<\/p>\n

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