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Tulku

A word used to mean anything you want. Can be used as a space filler if you dont know what to say. May also be used if you dont have anything better to say.
Hey Jason, bring me that uhhh....tulku.
Dang I cant find that tulku.
by Afshaun December 23, 2007
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Tulku

A tulku is a high-ranking lama, or holy man, of the Tibetan Buddhist religion. The famous Dalai Lama is a tulku; the rank is roughly equivalent to an archbishop or a cardinal of the Catholic church. All tulkus are lamas, just as all cardinals are priests, but not all lamas are tulkus. The vast majority of tulkus and other lamas are men, although there are a few women.

Reincarnation (the idea that all living things die, then return to life in a new form) is central to Tibetan Buddhism. Tulkus are believed to be the only living beings who are able to know and choose in advance the form and manner in which their spirit will be reborn on Earth. In addition to being reborn many times, and accumulating wisdom in the process, tulku and other Tibetan holy men are also believed to be ongoing, earthly manifestations of bodhisattvas. (Bodhisattvas are semi-divine beings, who symbolize and teach Buddhist spiritual values; they are roughly equivalent to major saints of the Catholic church.)

'Tulku: A Tale of Modern Ninja' is also a very cool book, written by Stephen K. Hayes in 1985 (Contemporary Books, ISBN number 978-0809253326). It is a kick-ass espionage story, and a fun way to learn more about eastern martial arts and the Buddhist traditions of Tibet.
Supplicant: "O wise tulku, isn't there some fast and easy way to reach enlightenment? My flight leaves this afternoon, and I'm kind of in a hurry ..."

Tulku: "If I weren't the living embodiment of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the pinnacle of mercy and compassion, I would kick your lazy ass so hard you wouldn't need to catch a flight."
by Verbithrax Pejorative May 7, 2012
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Tuluminati

An ironic, self-imposed title for the privileged hippies that came to gentrify Tulum Mexico.

They were the ones that posted instagrams of themselves dancing in "fire ceremonies" to shamanic house music on the beach while wearing mumus and doing K. They stayed in rooms that cost $1000 a night and "worked" as influencers who were just so #blessed to be there. Unfortunately, the tuluminati aesthetic was exposed in 2015 for gentrification and now #tulumisdead. But watch out, the tuluminati are still out there and on the prowl for a new beach town to overrun.
*snorts cocaine

"I can't wait for my trip to Tulum, I want to get a video of me wearing my burning man outfit while running through the jungle and splashing into the ocean, i'm gonna caption it #tuluminati. And then tomorrow, i'm gonna post a picture of me doing yoga on the beach and caption it #grateful. Ugh i love my life"
by revesdemoi December 3, 2019
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TULUM-TOOLATE

Having no pity for people being caught getting shitfaced on a plane going to Tulum in a weird Fyre Festival/Hunger Games vibe.
- OMG JeNnY hOW Do wE gEt bAcK to CanAdA?!? We'Re bLoCkEd fRoM alL thE AirlInes? BuT thEy DiDN'T eveN fiND thE CoCaiNe And MolLy!!
*cries in influencer*
- it's TULUM-TOOLATE bitch.
*starts GoFundMe*
by sylar1 January 6, 2022
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Tumkunt

A person who claims all categories (Reservations) available, especially when they are not entitled to it. Usually done by noobs in difficult examinations.
Mr.Molai is such a Tumkunt he deserves to be banished from the college.
by goldmanSATIssims July 7, 2020
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tukus pilgrim

a pilgrim who rips nasty peacock toots in the direction of the marmaduke community.
dude 1: eww that baked bean meal i had really doens't agree with me right now *rips a very nasty fume*

dude 2: damn!!! hold that ripe stuff in please! there's other people here... without gas masks on!

: i feel better now that i released that stinky dora
dude 2: *pukes*dude 1
tukus pilgrim
by tukus pilgrim July 23, 2012
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Tukums BBQ

Sometimes gay people/non-traditionals have a tendency of catching on fire in the Latvian town of Tukums.
"Hey, what's that smell?"
"Oh that's just a burning gay guy from the Tukums BBQ!"
by Trevor the Trucker June 4, 2021
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