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 true Don 2006-10-06T17:24:00-07:00 2006-10-07T00:25:28Z 2006-10-07T00:25:28Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-116018072871608393 Mongolia | Dornogov Aimag | Shambhala Redux More photos from the Shambhala Lallapaloosa in the Gobi: On the Path to Shambhala Getting closer to Shambhala Approaching Shambhala One of the four Gatesways to Shambhala Worshippers clustered around the Brain Ovoo behind Shambhala Konchog I had the priviledge of tagging along on this Shambhalic Sojourn with the inimitable Konchog Norbu and auteur Hamid Sardar. Hamid false Don 2006-10-05T20:00:00-07:00 2006-10-07T00:24:52Z 2006-10-06T03:01:39Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-116010369974292218 Mongolia | Dornogov Aimag | Shambhala Redux Again See even More Shambhala Photos. false Don 2006-08-29T19:16:00-07:00 2006-08-30T02:28:42Z 2006-08-30T02:16:52Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-115690421246995467 China | Xinjiang Province | Khotan | Rawak Stupa On March 6, 1925, the Roerich Expedition led by mystic, painter, alleged spy, Shambhalist, and all-around intriguer Nicholas Roerich left Darjeeling, India on what would be a three-year journey through Central Asia and Tibet, with stops in Kashmir in India, Xinjiang Province in China, the Russia Altai Mountains in Siberia, Ulaan Baatar and Amarbuyant Khiid in Mongolia, the Tibetan Plateau, and false Don 2006-08-22T18:57:00-07:00 2006-08-23T09:26:50Z 2006-08-23T01:59:03Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-115629834391346362 Mongolia | Ulaan Baatar | Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama arrived in Ulaan Baatar on August 21. On August 22 he appeared in public at Gandan Monastery. Crowd awaiting the appearance of the Dalai Lama Crowd still awaiting the appearance of the Dalai Lama VIP Konchog Norbu had a backstage pass and has Photos of the Dalai Lama. See More Photos. The crowd is still waiting . . . The stage for the Dalai LamaPeople offering prayer flags as the false Don 2006-08-22T18:55:00-07:00 2006-08-23T01:57:01Z 2006-08-23T01:57:01Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-115629822105825187 Mongolia | Ulaan Baatar | Dhanyakataka Stupa People going to Gandan Monastery in connection with the Dalai Lama’s Upcoming Visit next week might want to stop in the Kalachakra Temple to take a look at the seven extremely rare Kalachakra thangkas depicting all 722 Kalachakra deities and much else. The 722 deities are also depicted on wall paintings in the Dalai Lama's Namgyal Temple in Dharmasala, but these are the only such thangkas false Don 2006-08-16T18:53:00-07:00 2006-08-23T01:55:21Z 2006-08-23T01:55:21Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-115629812139153096 Mongolia | Ulaan Baatar | Kalachakra Thangkas People going to Gandan Monastery in connection with the Dalai Lama’s Upcoming Visit next week might want to stop in the Kalachakra Temple to take a look at the seven extremely rare Kalachakra thangkas depicting all 722 Kalachakra deities and much else. The 722 deities are also depicted on wall paintings in the Dalai Lama's Namgyal Temple in Dharmasala, but these are the only such thangkas false Don 2006-08-14T16:32:00-07:00 2006-08-14T23:33:13Z 2006-08-14T23:33:13Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-115559839373155890 China | Xinjiang Province | Khotan | Shambhala The Tarim Basin as Shambhala. See Enlargement of Map Edwin Bernbaum, in his book The Way to Shambhala, states: Of all the regions of Central Asia, the Tarim Basin southwest of Turpan . . . comes closest in size and shape to Tibetan descriptions of Shambhala. A huge oval-shaped area enclosed by the Kunlun, Pamir, and Tien Shan ranges, it could be viewed as an enormous lotus blossom surrounded by a false Don 2006-07-27T17:54:00-07:00 2006-07-29T01:37:20Z 2006-07-28T00:54:51Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30819759.post-115404809193023441 China | Xinjiang Province | Khotan | Melikawat On his way back from India to China the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang passed through Kashmir and then entered the Pamir Mountains. He would have went right by 24,388-foot Muztagh-Ata, the second highest peak in the Pamirs. In 1999 I traced his path from Muztagh-Ata to Kashgar. 24,388-foot Muztagh-Ata Xuanzang claimed that there was a stupa on the top of Muztagh-Ata built in memory of an arhat who had false