Shangri-La (English name)

Japanese: Shangri-La(英語表記)ShangriLa
Shangri-La (English name)

...In the 20th century, the Russian mystic Roerich developed the idea of ​​Shambhala in earnest, working towards reconciliation between the Soviet Union and the United States and the establishment of a spiritual world federation. As a result, the name became synonymous with utopia in the United States, and was the model for Shangri-La, the ideal town in the mountains of Tibet depicted in J. Hilton's novel Lost Horizon (1933). Later, F.D. Roosevelt named the presidential residence in Maryland (now Camp David) Shangri-La, expressing his desire for peace. ...

From Paradise

...It is a hidden, everlasting springland, hidden up an unknown mountain stream. Nearby is Shangri-La, the setting for J. Hilton's Lost Horizon (1933) (Shambhala legend). It means "Meat Cleaver Pass" in Tibetan, and is a hidden place that can only be reached by following a narrow, steep mountain pass. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Shangri-La" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。そのため,アメリカではこの名がユートピアの同義語となり,J.ヒルトンの小説《失われた地平線》(1933)に描かれたチベット山中の理想郷シャングリラShangri‐Laのモデルともなった。のちF.D.ローズベルトはメリーランドの大統領別邸(現在のキャンプ・デービッド)を,平和への希求を込めてシャングリラと名づけた。…

【楽園】より

…それは人知れぬ渓流をさかのぼったところに隠された常春の秘境である。またより近くはJ.ヒルトン作《失われた地平線》(1933)の舞台とされたシャングリラShangri‐Laがある(シャンバラ伝説)。チベット語で〈肉切包丁の峠道〉を意味するというが,ここは険阻な細い峠道をたどってようやく到達できる秘境であった。…

※「Shangri-La」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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