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| Sanskrit | Vidyadhara |
| Pāli | Vijjadhara |
| Burmese | Weizza |
| Chinese | Xian |
| Japanese | Sennin |
| Tibetan | Rigdzin |
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Vidyadhara (Sanskrit: Vidyadhara; meaning 'Knowledge-holder','Awareness-Holder') is the word in Buddhist literature for a person having the great knowledge (vidya) of mantras and samatha. A realized master on one of the four stages on the tantric path of Mahayoga.[citation needed]
Four levels of a vidyadhara which are specific to the Dzogchen or Nyingma tradition:[citation needed]
- matured vidyadhara
- vidyadhara with power over life
- mahamudra vidyadhara
- spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara