tulku

See also: tülkü

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan སྤྲུལ་སྐུ (sprul sku, “tulku”).

Noun

tulku (plural tulkus)

  1. (Tibetan Buddhism) A high-ranking lama who can choose the manner of his or her rebirth.
    Synonym: hutukhtu
    • 2009 April 25, Edward Wong, “Senior Tibetan Cleric Faces Prison in China”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The abbot is considered a tulku by Tibetans and called a living Buddha in Chinese — an especially revered figure who is believed to be the essence of a prominent religious leader.

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Noun

tulku m

  1. inflection of tulks:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural
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