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<noinclude>'''Four kinds of teacher''' or '''[[lama]]''' (Tib. ''lama nampa shyi'') —</noinclude> | <noinclude>'''Four kinds of teacher''' or '''[[lama]]''' (Tib. ''lama nampa shyi''; [[Wyl.]] ''bla ma rnam pa bzhi'') —</noinclude> | ||
#''gangzak gyüpé lama'' - the individual teacher who is the holder of the lineage | #''gangzak gyüpé lama'' (Wyl. ''gang zag brgyud pa'i bla ma'') - the individual teacher who is the holder of the lineage | ||
#''gyalwa ka yi lama'' - the teacher which is the word of the [[buddha]]s | #''gyalwa ka yi lama'' (Wyl. ''rgyal ba bka' yi bla ma'') - the teacher which is the word of the [[buddha]]s | ||
#''nangwa da yi lama'' - the symbolic teacher of all appearances | #''nangwa da yi lama'' (Wyl. ''snang ba rda yi bla ma'') - the symbolic teacher of all appearances | ||
#''rigpa dön gyi lama'' - the absolute teacher, which is [[rigpa]], the true nature of mind<noinclude> | #''rigpa dön gyi lama'' (Wyl. ''rig pa don gyi bla ma'') - the absolute teacher, which is [[rigpa]], the true nature of mind<noinclude> | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 20 July 2009
Four kinds of teacher or lama (Tib. lama nampa shyi; Wyl. bla ma rnam pa bzhi) —
- gangzak gyüpé lama (Wyl. gang zag brgyud pa'i bla ma) - the individual teacher who is the holder of the lineage
- gyalwa ka yi lama (Wyl. rgyal ba bka' yi bla ma) - the teacher which is the word of the buddhas
- nangwa da yi lama (Wyl. snang ba rda yi bla ma) - the symbolic teacher of all appearances
- rigpa dön gyi lama (Wyl. rig pa don gyi bla ma) - the absolute teacher, which is rigpa, the true nature of mind
Further Reading
- Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Indisputable Truth, Rangjung Yeshe, 1996, pages 16-17 & 79-80.