Shambhala dans la doctrine des Roerich

The representations of Shambhala in the Roerichs’ Doctrine. The spiritual teaching of the Roerichs – the Agni Yoga – gives utmost importance to the myth of the Mahatma as it had been developped in the 19th century by Helena Blavatsky. The Roerichs have also connected it to the ancient Buddhist myth of Shambhala, thus giving this latter Tibetan myth an eminently personal interpretation. In the Agni Yoga Shambhala is considered to be the Mahatma’s headquarters and a perfect organizational model. From this mysterious country, hidden in the Himalayas, a community of scientists and engineers surreptitiously guides the world. It is obvious that the French occultist, the marquis Saint-Yves d’Alveydre, played an important role in the transformation of the myth with his book The Mission of India in Europe (La Mission de l’Inde en Europe). It is also easy to establish a parallel between the Roerichs’ Shambhala and the theme of the «progressors» as seen in science-fiction novels.