tulku
See also: tülkü
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tibetan སྤྲུལ་སྐུ (sprul sku, “tulku”).
Noun
edittulku (plural tulkus)
- In 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.
Translations
edittype of Buddhist lama
Anagrams
editLatvian
editNoun
edittulku m
- inflection of tulks: