Vajrayana Vajrayāna ( sa, वज्रयान, "thunderbolt vehicle", "diamond vehicle", or "indestructible vehicle"), along with Mantrayāna, Guhyamantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, are names referring t ...

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

, Pawo ( Wylie: ''dpa' bo''; literally "brave guy") is translated ''hero'' or ''warrior''. Depending on context, it can refer to the ideal of a Vajrayana practitioner; to living people (where it is sometimes used as an honorific or part of a name); to legendary or mythical figures from the past; or to purely spiritual beings. "Pawo" translates the Sanskrit terms '' daka'' and ''vira'', with similar meaning. Pawos are typically described in consort with khandros, their feminine counterparts. The feminine form of the term ''pawo'' is '' pamo''. The tülku

Nenang Pawo Nenang Pawo is one of the highest lamas of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Pawos form a lineage of tulkus, of which the first was born in 1440. They were traditionally the heads of Nenang Monastery in Ü-Tsang. Recent Pawos The 10 ...

is often known simply as Pawo Rinpoche. The concept of spiritual hero, or courageous fearless spiritual practitioner, plays a central role in

Chögyam Trungpa Chögyam Trungpa (Wylie transliteration, Wylie: ''Chos rgyam Drung pa''; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987) was a Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th ...

's Shambhala terma, where "pawo" is translated "warrior".

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* {{Buddhism topics Shambhala vision Tibetan Buddhist practices

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