རྩ་བའི་བླ་མ་

OT

[2211] rang la dbang khrid man ngag gnang ba'i thun min gyi bla ma/ ...

JV

root guru who gives direct introduction, basic guru, master who gives basic inspiration, principal guru

IW

[rang la dbang khrid man ngag gnang ba'i thun min gyi bla ma] root guru. rang la dbang khrid man ngag gnang ba'i thun min gyi bla ma,... root guru

RY

Root guru, root teacher / master. A practitioner of Vajrayana can have several types of root guru: the vajra master who confers empowerment, who bestows reading transmission, or who explains the meaning of the tantras. The ultimate root guru is the master who gives the 'pointing-out instruction' so that one recognizes the nature of mind