Vajra master

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Vajra master (Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་སློབ་དཔོན་, dorje lopön; Wyl. rdo rje slob dpon; Skt. vajrācārya or vajra acharya) — a qualified Vajrayana master, the spiritual authority who is empowered to transmit the Vajrayana teachings and its related practices and to lead such practices in a group assembly.

Further Reading

  • Chögyam Trungpa, Journey Without Goal, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Four (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2003), Ch. 6 'The Vajra Master'.