Lama
Lama (Skt. guru; Wyl. bla ma) — a spiritual teacher.
The Four Kinds of Teacher (Tib. lama nampa shyi)
- Gangzak gyüpé lama - the individual teacher who is the holder of the lineage
- Gyalwa ka yi lama - the teacher which is the word of the buddhas
- Nangwa da yi lama - the symbolic teacher of all appearances
- Rigpa dön gyi lama - the absolute teacher, which is rigpa, the true nature of mind
Internal Links
- The practice of guru yoga
- 'The Guru Question'—Drukchen Rinpoche explains in an interview that was carried out for Rigpa's View magazine in 1997, what the guru or lama really is from the Vajrayana point of view.