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Vajracharya

Padmasambhava, the archetypal vajra master in Tibetan Buddhism, holding a vajra and a skullcup, both important tantric ritual implements.

A vajrācārya (vajra + acharya, Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་སློབ་དཔོན་, dorje lopön, Wyl. rdo rje slob dpon, Jp. “kongō ajari” 金剛阿闍梨) is a Vajrayana Buddhist master, guru or priest. It is a general term for a tantric master in Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, including Tibetan Buddhism, Shingon, Bhutanese Buddhism, Newar Buddhism.[1]

  1. ^ Rig'dzin Dorje (2001) Dangerous Friend: The Teacher-Student Relationship in Vajrayana Buddhism. Shambhala Publications.

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বজ্রাচার্য Bengali/Bangla วัชราจารย์ Thai 瓦吉拉查爾亞 Chinese

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