Agharta

Japanese: Agharta
Agharta

... This legend was introduced to Europe in the 17th century through the missionary reports of the Society of Jesus, including F. Cabral, and the esoteric view of Tibet as a sacred place was formed. In the 19th century, Blavatsky appeared and started the Theosophical movement, claiming to have received a mission from the sage Mahatma of Shambhala. The legend of Agharta, an underground sacred city in Sri Lanka that is thought to have further mystified the Shambhala legend, was popularized by the French mystic Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, who was well versed in the Orient. In the 20th century, the Russian mystic Roerich developed the idea of ​​Shambhala in earnest, and worked to reconcile the Soviet Union and the United States and to establish a spiritual world federation. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Agharta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… この伝説は17世紀にF.カブラルらイエズス会の東洋布教報告を通じてヨーロッパに伝えられ,チベットに対する秘教的な聖地崇拝観がかたちづくられた。19世紀にはブラバツキーが出,シャンバラの賢者マハトマからの使命と称して神智学運動を開始し,またシャンバラ伝説をさらに神秘化させたと思われるスリランカの地下聖都アガルタAgharta伝説が,東洋通のフランス人神秘家ダルベードルSaint‐Yves d’Alveydreによって喧伝された。20世紀に入ってからは,ロシアの神秘思想家レーリヒが本格的にシャンバラ思想を展開し,ソ連とアメリカの和解と心霊的な世界連邦樹立を目指して活動した。…

※「Agharta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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