the master possessing the threefold kindness: 1) giving precepts {sdom pa}. reading authorization {lung}. 2) teachings {khrid}. of the sutra tradition. Alternately: {dbang bskur}. 3) conferring empowerment. {rgyud bshad}. 4) explaining the tantras. {man ngag gnang ba}. 5) giving pith instructions, of the tantric tradition