Is the fame mystical land of Shambala in Himachal, India?
In Tibet, the word for a legendary and enlightened kingdom, “Shambala”, means a “source of fortune”. It is not the “heaven” we see from our Earth, but a mystical kingdom that guards the most secret spiritual teachings of the world and of the universe, including the Kala Chakra tantra, the Wheel of Time, which is a pillar of the Buddhist wisdom. By certain meditation exercises and good perception, clever adepts may succeed to peep into this realm. Buddhism connects Shambala with Buddha who allegedly took form of one of the Kala Chakra gods and delivered his highest teaching to a group of followers in Southern India. Among these was also Suchandra, who was the king of the northeastern Indian kingdom and he requested this teaching from Buddha. In ancient India and Tibet, there were small kingdoms scattered around the area. In Tibet, apart from the shamanistic culture, also existed the Zhang Zhung culture. It is known that the concept of Shambala predated Buddhism. The Mongolians identify
