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Root Guru, 2 Definition(s)

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The principal Spiritual Guide from whom we have received the empowerments, instructions, and oral transmissions of our main practice. See Great Treasury of Merit, Joyful Path of Good Fortune, and Heart Jewel. Guide to the Middle Way a classic Mahayana Buddhist text composed by the great Indian Buddhist Yogi and scholar Chandrakirti, which provides a comprehensive explanation of the Madhyamika Prasangika view of emptiness as taught in the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. For a translation and full commentary, see Ocean of Nectar.
Added: 23.Nov.2008 | Source: Kadampa: Glossary of Buddhist Terms
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ones primary teacher in the Tibetan tradition
Added: 23.Nov.2008 | Source: Ashes of Ego: A Buddhist Compendium
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