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Tulpa is a term used in the works of Alexandra David-Néel (1868 – 1969) to describe the concept of "emanations" within Tibetan Buddhism. The term tulpa is David Néel's phoneticization of the Tibetan term sprul pa (Skt. nirmita).[1]
David-Néel described tulpas as "magic formations generated by a powerful concentration of thought."[2]
In modern Western culture, some "new age" practitioners use the term tulpa to refer to a thought form (a materialized being created through imagination). There is an online subculture whose members advocate the creation of hallucinations or imaginary friends which they call tulpas.[3][4]
For the traditional meaning of this term within Buddhism, see nirmita.
Notes
- ↑ The term is also phonetically rendered as trulpa.
- ↑ David-Néel, Alexandra (1993). Magic and mystery in Tibet. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books. p. 331.
- ↑ Luhrmann, T. M. (October 14, 2013). "Conjuring Up Our Own Gods". The New York Times.
- ↑ Samuel Veissière, PhD (Sep 2014). "Talking to Tulpas: Sentient Imaginary Friends, the Social Mind, and Implications for Culture, Cognition, and Mental Health Research". Academia.
External links
Tulpa, Wikipedia
