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In Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu traditions, Shambhala ((サンスクリット:शम्भलः) ', also spelled Shambala or Shamballa; ; ) is a mythical kingdom hidden somewhere in Inner Asia. It is mentioned in various ancient texts, including the ''Kalacakra Tantra''〔The Tantra by Victor M. Fic, Abhinav Publications, 2003, p.49.〕 and the ancient Zhangzhung texts of western Tibet. The Bon scriptures speak of a closely related land called Tagzig Olmo Lung Ring.〔The Bon Religion of Tibet by Per Kavǣrne, Shambhala, 1996〕 Hindu texts such as the ''Vishnu Purana'' (4.24) mention the village Shambhala as the birthplace of Kalki, the final incarnation of Vishnu who will usher in a new Golden Age (Satya Yuga). Whatever its historical basis, Shambhala gradually came to be seen as a Buddhist pure land, a fabulous kingdom whose reality is visionary or spiritual as much as physical or geographic. It was in this form that the Shambhala myth reached the Western Europe and the Americas, where it influenced non-Buddhist as well as Buddhist spiritual seekers — and, to some extent, popular culture in general. ==In the Buddhist Kalachakra teachings== (詳細はMaitreya, the future buddha. The ''Kalacakra tantra'' prophesies that when the world declines into war and greed, and all is lost, the 25th Kalki king will emerge from Shambhala with a huge army to vanquish "Dark Forces" and usher in a worldwide Golden Age. Using calculations from the Kalachakra Tantra, scholars such as Alex Berzin put this date at 2424. Manjuśrīkīrti is said to have been born in 159 BCE and ruled over a kingdom of 300,510 followers of the Mlechha religion, some of whom worshipped the sun. He is said to have expelled all the heretics from his dominions but later, after hearing their petitions, allowed them to return. For their benefit, and the benefit of all living beings, he explained the ''Kalachakra'' teachings. In 59 BCE he abdicated his throne to his son, Puṇḍārika, and died soon afterwards, entering the sambhogakaya of buddhahood.〔Das, Sarat Chandra (1882). ''Contributions on the Religion and History of Tibet'', in ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'', Vol. LI. Reprint: Manjushri Publishing House, Delhi. 1970, pp. 81–2.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shambhala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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