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A Tibetan scholar has written: | A Tibetan scholar has written: | ||
Like the outstanding Greek epics, Indian epics and Kalevala, King Gesar is a brilliant pearl in the world's cultural treasure and is an important contribution made by our country to human civilization. | ''Like the outstanding Greek epics, Indian epics and Kalevala, King Gesar is a brilliant pearl in the world's cultural treasure and is an important contribution made by our country to human civilization''. | ||
In Tibet, the existence of Gesar as a historical figure is rarely questioned. ((Samuel 1993, p. 365); (Lǐ Liánróng 2001, p. 334) Some scholars there argued he was born in 1027, on the basis of a note in a 19th-century chronicle, the Mdo smad chos 'byung by Brag dgon pa dkon mchog bstan pa rab. | In Tibet, the existence of Gesar as a historical figure is rarely questioned. ((Samuel 1993, p. 365); (Lǐ Liánróng 2001, p. 334) Some scholars there argued he was born in 1027, on the basis of a note in a 19th-century chronicle, the Mdo smad chos 'byung by Brag dgon pa dkon mchog bstan pa rab.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_King_Gesar Epic of King gesar wiki]</ref> | ||
==Tibetan versions== | ==Tibetan versions== | ||
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*Old age: When Gesar reaches his eighties, he briefly descends to Hell as a last episode before he leaves the land of men and ascends once more to his celestial paradise. | *Old age: When Gesar reaches his eighties, he briefly descends to Hell as a last episode before he leaves the land of men and ascends once more to his celestial paradise. | ||
==Shambhala | ==Shambhala Mythology== | ||
In the occult system of Nicholas Roerich, Gesar is presented as a hero who is believed to accept his physicality in Shambhala. It's told that he would appear with an invincible army to set general justice. Thunderous arrows will be its weapon. Gesar also has a number of magic attributes: | In the occult system of Nicholas Roerich, Gesar is presented as a hero who is believed to accept his physicality in Shambhala. It's told that he would appear with an invincible army to set general justice. Thunderous arrows will be its weapon. Gesar also has a number of magic attributes: [[White Horse]], saddle, horseshoe, sword and lock.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_King_Gesar Epic of King Gesar wiki]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Padmasambhava]] | [[Padmasambhava]] | ||
[[King Arthur]] | |||
[[Amethyst Dragon Kings]] | [[Amethyst Dragon Kings]] | ||