Shambhala within the Soviet intelligence service, as well as rival efforts of the Soviet Foreign Commissariat that sent its own expedition to Tibet in 1924. French Buddhist Alexandra David-Néel associated Shambhala with Balkh in present-day Afghanistan, also offering the Persian "Sham-i-Bala", "elevated candle" as an etymology of its name. In a similar vein, the Gurdjieffian J. G. Bennett published speculation that Shambalha was "Shams-i-Balkh", a Bactrian sun temple. Shambhala may have been the inspiration for Shangri-La, a paradise on Earth hidden in a Tibetan valley, which features in the 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" by British author James Hilton. Shambhala In Hinduism
Paradise Lost (Paradise Lost album) Paradise Lost (Paradise Lost album) Paradise Lost, the tenth studio album by British heavy metal band Paradise Lost, was recorded between January and June 2004 at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire and Hollypark Lane, Los Angeles and was mixed, plus mastered at Green Jacket Studios. Although not officially, this is the first album with Jeff Singer (his official full-time membership in the band was on "The Enemy" single from the "In Requiem" album), who came after when the band was ready to release this album on an earlier date but postponed when they had no drummer. The band had songs such as