Definition of TULPA

tulpa

Meanings

Plural: tulpa, tulpae, tulpas

Noun

  • A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
  • A type of thoughtform regarded as capable of independent action, with a persistent personality and identity; a kind of modern imaginary friend.

Origin / Etymology

From Tibetan སྤྲུལ་པ (sprul pa, “emanation, magical creation”), equivalent to a calque of Sanskrit निर्मित (nirmita, “build”) or निर्माण (nirmāṇa, “build”).

Scrabble Score: 7

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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