- @Amrapali #img-anno https://scontent-a-sin.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/p235x350/10440960_326107877545775_7141719277380229402_n.jpg?oe=54BA18B3&oh=6283f4c3388d92d712cc4dbfd710f246 {u'shapes': [{u'geometry': {u'y': 0.7657142857142857, u'x': 0.9523809523809523, u'width': 0.02285714285714291, u'height': 0.06857142857142862}, u'type': u'rect'}], u'src': u'https://scontent-a-sin.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/p235x350/10440960_326107877545775_7141719277380229402_n.jpg?oh=6283f4c3388d92d712cc4dbfd710f246&oe=54BA18B3', u'context': u'http://testapp.swtr.us/?code=5mxDTldUhzobTlYA1mnRXKPPRCLmZ2', u'comment': u'history of kalachakra\n\nThe Kalachakra tantra puts the life of Shakyamuni Buddha in the 9th. Century BCE, instead of the more commonly accepted 6th. Century BCE. There is also some discussion on when Shakyamuni Buddha taught the Kalachakra during his life time. Because of specific time indications in the teachings, it could have been one year after he attained enlightenment, but others say it was one year before he passed away. According to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, logic indicates that it must have been at the end of his life, because the Kalachakra tantra reflects so many of his lifelong accomplishments.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ladakhiculture?ref=hl\nIt should be remembered here that \'the historical facts\' are often hard to establish. For example, according to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Shambhala is "not a physical place that we can actually find" and "pure land in the human realm". So below can be considered a mix of some historic facts with the historic data in the Kalachakra Tantra itself.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ladakhiculture?ref=hl\nAt the request of King Suchandra of Shambhala (the first king of Shambala of any importance), Shakyamuni Buddha took on the form of the Kalachakra deity and gave these advanced teachings to a great assembly of sages in southern India, at the Stupa of Dhanyakataka (current-day Amaravati).\nWhile teaching the tantra, Shakyamuni manifested the entire Kalachakra mandala in its full 3D form. Furthermore, a second mandala called the Glorious Constellation Mandala appeared on the ceiling which represented the cosmos with planets and comets. Interestingly (possibly to symbolise the relativity of time), the entire initiation took place within a finger-snap, whereas nowadays it takes three full days to complete.\nSuchandra\nManjushrikirti\nManjushrikirti\nPundarika, composer of the Vimalaprabha\nPundarika\n\nRaudra Chakrin\nKing Suchandra came from Shambhala (some say north of Kashmir) to request and receive the Kalachakra teachings from Shakyamuni Buddha. After the teachings, he wrote them down and composed the \'Mula\' or \'Root Text\' of the Kalachakra tantra, comprising 12,000 verses. However, this text has never reached us. On the request of Shakyamuni Buddha, he built a huge 3-dimensional Kalachakra mandala in the centre of the kingdom. Suchandra (see image on the right) was the first of a line of seven religious kings who taught the Kalachakra to the inhabitants of Shambhala. 2 Years after receiving the Kalachakra teachings he died and was followed by 6 Kings, each reigning 100 years over Shambala. These first 7 kings are called the 7 Dharma-Kings.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ladakhiculture?ref=hl\nThe following kings of Shambhala are known as the Kalki kings or "Rigden"-kings; meaning "Holder of the Castes" or the Shambala\'s Knowledge Holders.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ladakhiculture?ref=hl\nThe first Kalki king, Manjushrikirti put the Kalachakra teachings in a condensed and simplified form, called the "Sri Kalachakra" or "Laghutantra". He also converted a group of non-Buddhist Brahman priests of Shambala to Buddhism and gave them the Kalachakra initiation to unite all inhabitants into one "vajra family" - or family of tantric practitioners.\nThe second Kalki king, Pundarika wrote a commentary called "Vimalaprabha" (Skt.) or "Stainless Light". The Sri Kalachakra and the Vimalaprabha together comprise all the source texts of the Kalachakra system in our world today. All other available texts are commentaries to these root texts.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ladakhiculture?ref=hl\nThe Kalachakra Tantra text made its first appearance during the 10th century. There appeared several different lineages of the transmission of the Kalachakra lineage over the centuries, which show minor differences.\nsource- http://kalachakranet.org/kalachakra_tantra_history.html\n'} created: Tue, 14 Oct 2014, 07:09 AM UTC