> csomas knowledge of shambhala was derived from the kalachakra tantra of tibetan buddhism, a superstitious and highly ritualized set of beliefs that evolved from an amalgam of buddhism, hindu tantra and the pre-buddhist shamanistic religion of bn. developed in the tenth century, the kalachakra is farthest removed from the earlier buddhist traditions. in tibetan buddhist tradition, it is claimed that the buddha taught tantra, but that since these were secret teachings, transmitted only from guru to disciple, they were generally written down long after his other teachings. however, historians argue that assigning these teachings to the historical buddha is patently absurd. > the kalachakra tantra is considered by the lamas to be the pinnacle of all buddhist systems, but there have traditionally only been individual experts who truly command its complicated ritual. for the yellow hats (gelugpa), these are the dalai lama and the panchen lama. in public, as revealed in the comprehensive study of victor and victoria trimondi, the dalai lama performs only the seven lowest levels of initiation, while the secrets of the upper eight degrees may not, under pain of torturous punishment, to be discussed with the uninitiated. in these upper degrees, extreme mental and physical exercises are used to push the initiate into a state beyond good and evil. mirroring tendencies found among the gnostics, the kalachakra tantra requires the initiate to indulge in killing, lying, stealing, infidelity, the consumption of alcohol, and sexual intercourse with lower-class girls > csoma de krs mention of shambhala became the basis of the mystical speculations offered by h. p. blavatsky, who founded the theosophical society, and came to be regarded as an oracle of freemasonry and the godmother of the occult. blavatsky became largely responsible for initiating the popularity of buddhism as a font of the ancient wisdom
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