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By Andrei Znamenski

ISBN-10: 0835608913

ISBN-13: 9780835608916

Many comprehend of Shambhala, the Tibetan Buddhist mythical land of non secular bliss popularized through the movie, Shangri-La. yet few may possibly be aware of of the function Shambhala performed in Russian geopolitics within the early 20th century. probably the one one at the topic, Andrei Znamenski’s publication offers a unconditionally diversified glimpse of early Soviet heritage either erudite and interesting. utilizing archival assets and memoirs, he explores how non secular adventurers, revolutionaries, and nationalists West and East exploited Shambhala to advertise their fanatical schemes, targeting the Bolshevik try and use Mongol-Tibetan prophecies to railroad Communism into internal Asia. We meet such characters as Gleb Bokii, the Bolshevik mystery police commissar who attempted to take advantage of Buddhist thoughts to conjure the precise human; and Nicholas Roerich, the Russian painter who, pushed by way of his otherworldly grasp and blackmailed by way of the Bolshevik mystery police, posed as a reincarnation of the Dalai Lama to unharness non secular warfare in Tibet. We additionally examine of clandestine actions of the Bolsheviks from the Mongol-Tibetan component to the Communist overseas who took over Mongolia after which, dressed as lama pilgrims, attempted to set Tibet ablaze; and in their opponent, Ja-Lama, an “avenging lama” keen on spilling blood in the course of his tantra rituals.

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