| Question 1: In the ________ practice path of Tibetan Buddhism, the lama is often the tantric spiritual guide, the guru to the aspiring Buddhist yogi or yogini. | |||
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| Question 2: The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru (see ________ and Bön). | |||
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| Question 3: Lama (Tibetan: བླ་མ་; Wylie: bla-ma; "chief" or "high priest"[1]) is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the ________. | |||
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| Question 4: As such, the lama will then appear as one of the Three Roots (a variant of the ________), alongside the yidam and protector (who may be a dakini, dharmapala or other Buddhist deity figure). | |||
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