2027 Global Shambhala Tour

About this Project

• Stops at 15 cities worldwide.
• Opening night art debuts and guided art tours in partnership with local dharma centers, Tibet Houses, universities, and museums.
• Over 60 exquisite thangkas: all 25 Shambhala Kalki Kings, the 7 Dharmarajas, the Innate and 24-Armed Kalachakra Yab-Yum, the Pure Realm of Shambhala, the War of Shambhala, Future Kalkis including Kalki Queens that come directly from Shar Khentrul Rinpoche’s visions, and Golden Age themed thangkas commissioned by Rinpoche.
• Blessed statues including a gold, 3D Kalachakra Mandala and a replica of Dolpopa’s Liberation Upon Seeing Stupa of the 100,000 Buddhas and interactive installations to form a universal bridge transcending culture and religion.
• A specially themed year of Shambhala-focused empowerments including two Kalachakra empowerments alongside dharma teachings, community dialogues and scholarly discussions all led by Shar Khentrul Rinpoche.
• A museum-quality art book of the tour’s artworks containing essays by respected Buddhist scholars

Our Aspirations and Why This is Important

The year 2027 marks the 1,000-year anniversary of the Kalachakra entering Tibet and the historic turning of the Kalki King. Together, let’s celebrate this transition to a new Kalki King in 2027 and its symbolic renewal of hope. The Kalki Kings represent the antidote to modern disconnection, providing us with a clear roadmap for balancing internal peace with external harmony. This unprecedented project is a call to unity, offering an accessible entry point to a vast view that encourages every participant equally to embrace their own power to create a better world through compassionate action. Unity is the key to the Golden Age.

As Shar Khentrul Rinpoche states,

“In general we say that the Dharma Kings are inseparable from the 8 Great Bodhisattvas and the 10 wrathful dakas. They are incredibly powerful.  For me, the Shambhala Kings are much more special because of their particular connection with our own world. The Bodhisattvas and dakas possess a subtle body form, like a body of a being of the god realm, and so, only some individuals can connect with them. But the Shambhala Kings appeared in Shambhala as human beings, so that many people could benefit through connecting with them. And, of course, they manifest themselves not as an ordinary human being, but as an exceptional, extraordinary human being… I feel a strong connection with them and I have no doubt that they are the greatest hope of our world for the manifestation of the Second Golden Age of Peace and Harmony.”

Kalachakra and Shambhala Art Exhibition

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