Kingdom of Guge

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Kingdom of Guge

Postby kirtu » Wed Dec 29, 2010 3:08 am

The kingdom of Guge, a lost kingdom in western Tibet - it was wiped out in 1630 CE. Michael Woods proposed it as the basis for the Shambhala Pure Land legend.

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Re: Kingdom of Guge

Postby Tharlam Gyatso » Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:23 pm

Very interesting Kirt!

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