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===Shambhala and Shambhala Training===
[[File:Great eastern sun.png|thumb|upright|The Great Eastern Sun]]
[[File:Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.jpg|thumb|Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche]]

The concept of Shambhala is part of the lore of Tibetan Buddhism, and is described in the Kalachakra tantra. The Kalachakra tantra was presumably introduced to Tibet still in the 11th century, the epoch of the [[Tibetan calendar|Tibetan Kalachakra calendar]]. In the [[Kalachakra]] narrative, King Manjuśrīkīrti is said to have been born in 159 BC and ruled over a kingdom of 300,510 followers of the [[Mlechha]] religion, some of whom worshiped the Sun. He is said to have expelled 20,000 people from his domain who clung to Surya Samadhi (solar worship) rather than convert to Kalachakra (Wheel of Time) Buddhism. After realizing these were the wisest and best of his people and how much he was in need of them, he later asked them to return and some did. Those who did not return are said to have set up the city of Shambhala. Manjuśrīkīrti initiated the preaching of the ''Kalachakra'' teachings in order to try to convert those who returned and were still under his rule.

The Kalachakra tantra prophesies that when the world declines into war and greed, and all is lost, the 25th Kalki king [[Maitreya]] will emerge from Shambhala, with a huge army to vanquish Dark Forces and usher in a worldwide [[Golden Age]]. This final battle is prophesied for the year [[25th century|2424 or 2425]] (in the 3304th year after the [[Gautama Buddha#Mahaparinirvana (death)|death of Buddha]]).

Shambhala Training is administered worldwide by [[Shambhala International]]. Shambhala Training is presented in a series of paid weekend programs, the first five of which are called "The Heart of Warriorship", and the subsequent seven "The Sacred Path". The Warrior Assembly is the final program in the Shambhala Training Sacred Path, after which students must take vows of devotion to the guru if they wish to continue. During Warrior Assembly, students study the Shambhala terma text, The Golden Sun of the Great East, and receive the practices of the "stroke of [[Stroke (Chinese character)|ashé]]" (said to be a ''terma'' through Trungpa<ref>Midal, Fabrice. (2001). ''Chögyam Trungpa: His Life and Vision''. {{ISBN|1-59030-098-X}}, pp 220-232</ref>) and [[lungta]].

The Satdharma community, established by Trungpa's appointed regent and [[Dharma heir]] [[Ösel Tendzin]] (Thomas Rich), offers a comparable "Shambhala Education" course of training in [[Ojai, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shambhala Education |url=http://www.satdharma.org/Shambhala.php |publisher=Satdharma |access-date=30 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513111639/http://www.satdharma.org/Shambhala.php |archive-date=May 13, 2008}}</ref>