The Legend of Shambhala

Japanese: シャンバラ伝説 - シャンバラでんせつ
The Legend of Shambhala
This is a legend about Shambhala (Shambala), a Buddhist utopia said to exist deep in Tibet. Its name began to appear in Tibetan Buddhist literature around the 7th century, and mandalas were created that liken Shambhala to a sacred lotus. In this holy city, which believes in the Kalachakra Tantra (meaning the Doctrine of the Wheel of Time), said to be the most lofty teaching of Tibetan Buddhism, there is an emperor who leads an army of spirits, and who will win the final war and bring about an eternal golden age to the world.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
チベットの奥地に存在するといわれる仏教徒のユートピア,シャンバラShambhala(Shambala)をめぐる伝説。後7世紀ころからチベットの仏教文献にその名が現れるようになり,シャンバラを聖なる蓮に見立てた曼荼羅も制作されている。チベット仏教のもっとも高遠な教えといわれる〈カーラチャクラ・タントラ〉(〈時の輪の教義〉の意)を信仰するこの聖都には,精霊の軍団を率いる帝王がいて,やがて起こる最終戦争に勝利して世界に永遠の黄金時代を招来するという。

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