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    Who is (or was) Tulku?

    Question #106255. Asked by author. (Jun 11 09 1:58 PM)


    gk9760

    		A Tulku is an enlightened Tibetan Buddhist lama. The current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso

    [Link added -- Zb]

    Jun 11 09, 2:00 PM
    zbeckabee

    		The term tülku is the Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit philosophical term nirmanakaya. According to the philosophical system of trikaya or three bodies of Buddha, nirmanakaya is the Buddha's "body" in the sense of the bodymind (Sanskrit: nâmarûpa). Thus, the person of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, is an example of nirmanakaya. In the context of Tibetan Buddhism, tülku is used to refer to the corporeal existence of enlightened Buddhist masters in general.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulku

    Examples:

    Gankar Tulku Rinpoche

    http://www.wic.org/bio/rinpoche.htm

    Tulku Thondup

    http://www.rangjung.com/authors/tulku_thondup.htm

    Tulku Lama Lobsang

    http://www.tulkulamalobsang.org/index.php?page=tulku

    Jun 11 09, 2:41 PM

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