tulpa.
A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
Meaning & usage
A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
A type of thought-form regarded as capable of independent action, with a persistent personality and identity; a kind of modern imaginary friend.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Tibetan སྤྲུལ་པ (sprul pa, “emanation, magical creation”), equivalent to a calque of Sanskrit निर्मित (nirmita, “build”) or निर्माण (nirmāṇa, “build”).
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