[Tibetan transliteration of Sanskrit word, guru]; teacher Comment: The word guru literally means weighty or heavy, one whose continuum is weighty with the good qualities of scripture and realization (rgyud lung rtogs kyi yon tan gyis lci ba).
1) guru, lama, teacher, master. 2) Guru Rinpoche, Guru Padmasambhava [most often]. 3) The Sanskrit literally means "heavy", laden / loaded with qualities