{"id":858,"date":"2026-04-22T18:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/?page_id=858"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:58:53","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/ru\/how-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the European Buddhist Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the European Buddhist Union<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-968bcdb3 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Full membership <\/strong>(with voting rights) is open to Buddhist organisations and national Buddhist unions operating in Europe, subject to our membership criteria.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EBU-membership-application-form-2026.pdf\">Read our membership criteria and how to join.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Associate membership<\/strong> (non-voting) is open to Buddhist organisations which are active in Europe, but do not necessarily fulfil all our membership criteria.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/EBU-membership-application-form-2026.pdf\">Read our membership criteria and how to join.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supporting membership<\/strong> (non-voting) is available to individuals or organisations anywhere, whether Buddhist or not, who are committed to supporting the EBU. <br><br>There is no joining process or fee but we invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/ru\/donations-dana\/\">make a regular donation<\/a> and sign up to receive <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/ru\/%d0%b8%d0%bd%d1%84%d0%be%d1%80%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%bd%d1%8b%d0%b9-%d0%b1%d1%8e%d0%bb%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%8c\/\">the EBU Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your membership will enable you to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>join in and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/ru\/what-we-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support our projects<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop relationships with fellow Buddhists in other Buddhist traditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>become&nbsp;part of a European Buddhist network of spiritual friends, united by a shared commitment to the Buddha\u2019s teachings and creating a better world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your membership will enable the EBU to&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>develop and maintain conditions which support the practice of the Buddha\u2019s teachings in Europe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensure a Buddhist voice is heard in the work of European political institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg, to support the presence of Buddhism in all countries in 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