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lamas have deliberately mystified the wonderland, that is, they have left the question of its existence
or nonexistence so open that one has to paradoxically say that it exists and it does not. Since it is a
spiritual empire, its borders can only be crossed by those who have been initiated into the secret
teachings of the Kalachakra Tantra. Invisible for ordinary mortal eyes, for centuries the wildest
speculation about the geographic location Shambhala have circulated. In “concrete” terms, all that is
known is that it can be found to the north of India, “beyond the River Sitha”. But no-one has yet
found the name of this river on a map. Thus, over the course of centuries the numerous Shambhala
seekers have nominated all the even conceivable regions, from Kashmir to the North Pole and
everywhere in between.
A mandala of Shambhala
The most widespread opinion in the studies tends toward seeking the original region in what is today
the desert of the Tarim Basin (Tarim Pendi). Many lamas claim it still exists there, but is screened
from curious eyes by a magical curtain and is well guarded. Indeed, the syncretist elements which are
to be found in the Kalachakra Tantra speak for the view that the text is a product of the ancient Silk
Road traversed by many cultures, which leads through the Tarim Basin. The huge chain of mountains
which surround the plateau in almost a circle also concord with the geography of Shambhala.
Typically, the mythical map of Shambhala, of which there are numerous reproductions, resembles a
mandala. It has the form of a wheel with eight spokes, or rather it corresponds to a lotus with eight
petals. Each of the petals forms an administrative region. There a governor rules as the highest
official. He is the viceroy of not less than 120 million villages which can be found on each “lotus