We wouldn't mind if the community came up with something else, although we're not sure another -genic label is the way to go. We think the whole cultural appropriation debate over "tulpa" is already misguided at best and downright malicious at worst, though. As far as we're concerned, the word itself isn't the problem so much as falsely claiming Tibetan roots to legitimize the practice.
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We wouldn't mind if the community came up with something else, although we're not sure another -genic label is the way to go. We think the whole cultural appropriation debate over "tulpa" is already misguided at best and downright malicious at worst, though. As far as we're concerned, the word itself isn't the problem so much as falsely claiming Tibetan roots to legitimize the practice.