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The 17 pages that link to Guru Yoga, each with the reason it gives.

• Tibetan BuddhismRelated: It shows how the teacher-student relationship is integrated into Tibetan contemplative practice.

• KagyuRelated: Teacher-student transmission is expressed directly through this Kagyu practice.

• PadmasambhavaRelated: Practitioners invoke Padmasambhava as a source of blessing and realization.

• MilarepaRelated: Milarepa’s reliance on Marpa makes the teacher-student bond central to his path.

• NaropaRelated: Naropa’s encounters with Tilopa became a model for teacher-centered practice.

• Buddhist tantraRelated: The teacher’s guidance and lineage are central to tantric transmission.

• LamrimRelated: Tibetan Lamrim instructions often use this practice to prepare for contemplative study.

• Six Dharmas of NaropaRelated: Lineage instruction and the teacher-student relationship frame their practice.

• TummoRelated: Traditional tummo training is transmitted through teacher-student instruction and lineage devotion.

• Buddhist hagiographyRelated: A teacher’s narrated life can furnish the model and focus for devotional practice.

• TilopaRelated: Tilopa’s relationship with Nāropa became a classic example of the guru-disciple bond.

• DharmakāyaRelated: Some lineages frame its culmination as recognition of the guru’s Dharmakāya.

• Karma KagyuRelated: Karma Kagyu practice includes guru yoga centered on lineage masters.

• NgöndroRelated: It is commonly included among the principal ngöndro practices.

• YidamRelated: The teacher transmits the instructions and empowerment associated with yidam practice.

• Drukpa KagyuRelated: Lineage devotion supports the school’s transmission of meditation instructions.

• Refuge in BuddhismRelated: Some Vajrayana refuge practices include the teacher within the field of refuge.