Tag: Tilopa as Candra King of Shambhala

LOCATING SHAMBHALA AND TĪLOPA AS KĀLACAKRA KING: Ascertaining the ‘physical’ location of Shambhala and origin of Kālacakra as Bay of Bengal/Arakan coastline, Tīlopa as a former Candra King who received the Kālacakra teaching there, and the ‘bitter sectarian Gelugpa ‘attack’ on Tāranātha’s guide to Shambhala by the 3rd Panchen Lama

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"Sucandra is the King of Shambhala region, in the north of river Sīta, where 96 crores villages are distributed."--Nāropa in Sekoddeśa Tikā (commentary on fifth paṭala of root Kālacakra tantra) "While the Tantras aim to spread clarity of mind, these contemporary lamas have spread smoke [in relation to the location and origin of Kālacakra Tantra]."--Niraj… Continue reading LOCATING SHAMBHALA AND TĪLOPA AS KĀLACAKRA KING: Ascertaining the ‘physical’ location of Shambhala and origin of Kālacakra as Bay of Bengal/Arakan coastline, Tīlopa as a former Candra King who received the Kālacakra teaching there, and the ‘bitter sectarian Gelugpa ‘attack’ on Tāranātha’s guide to Shambhala by the 3rd Panchen Lama