The Story of Shambhala
Everyone has probably heard of Shambhala (also known as "Shangri-La"), but what exactly is Shambhala? In layman's terms, Shambhala is a fashionable legend, colored by romance through certain literary works. But the legend has a source in the Wheel of Time Sutra, and in Tibetan Buddhism the belief in Shambhala is an important religious centerpiece that serves as a political guide to Tibetan Buddhist world domination.
Legend has it that the original text of the Wheel of Time Sutra was taught to Suchandra, the king of Shambhala, by the Buddha Shakyamuni. This original text has 12,000 songs. The original text of the Wheel of Time Sutra has been dispersed and what has come down to us is a condensed version. According to the time conversion of the Wheel of Time Sutra, the meeting between Sakyamuni and Suchandra took place in 878 B.C.E. The meeting took place at Dhanyakataka, near the Vulture Mountain in Rajagriha, South India.When Suchandra asked for teachings from the Buddha, Sakyamuni incarnated himself as the god of time, Kalachakra, and was surrounded by Bodhisattvas and sat on the lion throne to preach the sutra. lion's throne and preached.Suchandra's kingdom, Shambhala, is said to have been north of India, and he came to see the Buddha with 96 general officers under him. After receiving tantric initiation, he returned to his kingdom of Shambhala to establish Tibetan Buddhism as the state religion.Suchandra wrote down the teachings of the Buddha from his own memory in the original text of the Wheel of Time Sutra with many commentaries. His successor Manjushrikirti compiled the original text of the Wheel of Time Sutra into the Kalachakra Laghutantra, which consists of 1,000 songs, and which has survived in its entirety. Pundarika, Manjushrikirti's successor, wrote a detailed explanation of the Kalachakra Laghutantra called Vimalaprabha (meaning "flawless light"). These two texts were brought back to India in the tenth century by the "great master" Tilopa, and were transmitted from India to Tibet more than a hundred years later. However, some intermittent copies of the original text of the Wheel of Time have survived, the most important of which is called the Sekkodesha, which was commented on by the "Great Master" Naropa.
In Tibetan Buddhism, Suchandra is the reincarnation of the bodhisattva Vajrapani, and the location of his kingdom has always been a mystery. For centuries, Tibetan lamas have deliberately placed this kingdom in the mist. Here we can see the typical "method" of Tibetan Buddhism, in which the lamas tell the outside world whether Shambhala exists or not, and the lamas tell the outside world that it does or does not exist. According to Tibetan Buddhist teachings, Shambhala is first and foremost a kingdom of the spiritual realm, where only those who have been initiated into the Wheel of Time Sutra can reach. There is only one precise address for Shambhala: over the Sitha River. But this river cannot be found on any map. Over the centuries, those who have searched for Shambhala have claimed almost every place between Kashmir and the North Pole as the hidden kingdom. But the most attention has been directed to the area around the Tarim Basin. Some lamas claim that the Shambhala kingdom is still there, but there is a magic covering that makes it invisible to outsiders.
Graphically, the geography of Shambhala resembles an altar city, in the shape of a wheel or a lotus with eight petals, each petal being an administrative district governed by a governor, each with 120 million villages, and the whole of Shambhala edged by impenetrable snow-capped mountains. The center of Shambhala is its capital, Kalapa, which is as bright as day even at night, and where the king lives in a palace made of precious stones and diamonds. The city has a temple of the Sun and a temple of the Moon. On the south side of the palace there is a beautiful garden with a temple of Kalachakra, the god of time, and Vishvamata, the goddess of time, which is made of five precious substances: gold, silver, turquoise, coral, and pearl.
After Suchandra, the first seven kings of Shambhala were of the same family name (Shakya) as the Buddha Sakyamuni, and later there was a "second dynasty" whose twenty-five rulers were named Kulika or Kalki. Each king ruled for a hundred years, and the names of the future rulers were determined. The current king is Aniruddha, who ascended to the throne in 1927 and demitted in 2027.The twenty-fifth king of the Kalki dynasty, who is of great significance in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs, is Rudra Chakrin (meaning "angry wheel-turner"), who will ascend to the throne in 2327.
The kings of the Kalki dynasty had long hair, large earrings and bracelets, like the "mahatmas" of India, and all had only one son but many daughters, who were ceremonially made into wisdom women. The king had countless civil and military officials and countless armies under his command. In the spiritual realm, the king is the incarnation of Buddha and has the supreme power of government and religion. He sits on a lion's throne made of gold, holding a jewel that fulfills any wish, a magic mirror that can observe any part of the world, and nothing escapes his ears; he has the power to see everything. It is interesting to note the gender of the kingdom; all the useful characters are male, and women are mentioned in ceremonies as "wise women", except at the birth of a child. The king personally owns a million wise women, "as young as the moon in eight days". The ruling class of the kingdom were the lamas, all of whom spoke Sanskrit, all of whom had been initiated into the Wheel of Time Sutra, and most of whom had attained great enlightenment. Below the lamas were the warriors, the king was the supreme commander of an immense army, and Shambhala had an immensely powerful weapon system, all waiting to be put into battle in 2327. The King is not only the totalitarian ruler of Shambhala, he also manipulates the entire planet.
About ShambhalaAlthough we know the name of every Shambhala king, Shambhala has virtually no history, and nothing worth recording has happened in thousands of years. There is only one exception, the so-called Rishi (meaning "the one who sees") revolt. When King Manjushrikirti taught the Wheel of Time Sutra, the Rishi leaders, the Suryaratha (meaning "Sun Caravan"), objected, preferring to be driven out of Shambhala rather than receive the Vajrayana. So thirty-five million (!) Rishi crossed the border of Shambhala towards India. At this point Manjushrikirti sat in meditation, intoxicated the runaways, and then sent bird demons to bring them back.
Shambhala, also known as "Shangri-La", is the mythical world of Buddhism, the birthplace of the Wheel of Time Dharma; the Buddhist community believes that Shambhala is a fictional paradise.
Legend has it that in a hidden place deep in the snowy mountains of the Tibetan Plateau, there is a kingdom surrounded by two layers of snowy mountains, where there are snowy mountains, glaciers, canyons, forests, meadows, lakes, gold mines, and pure air, and this kingdom is the Kingdom of Shambhala. In Tibetan Buddhism, such a beautiful, clear, peaceful and harmonious "pure land" as "Shambhala Kingdom" is also called "Shangri-La". For the description of shambhala, Tibetan historical records are very detailed: shambhala is located in the central western end of the snow-capped mountains, round as a lotus petal, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, from the snow-capped peaks to the forest at the foot of the mountains, growing a variety of flowers and medicinal herbs, the size of the lakes dotted, lush grass, shade, there are many holy places of spiritual practice. In the center of it towers the magnificent palace of King Garopo, in the center of which are the bedchambers and thrones of various kings, who have many ministers and armies, and can ride countless lions, elephants and steeds. Here is rich in produce, the people live and work in peace and happiness, from the king's courtiers and dignitaries to the people of the common people are devoutly believe in Buddhism, worship of the Three Jewels ......