Lopon

Lopon (T. slob dpon སློབ་དཔོན་). The Tibetan translation of ācārya (Skt.), meaning teacher, master or instructor.

The title Dorje Lopön (T. rdo-rje slob-dpon རྡོ་རྗེ་སླb་དཔོན་; Skt. vajra ācārya) is given to trained tantric practitioners who preside over tantric rituals.

Further reading

• archarya, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
• Dorje Lopon, Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia