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Exploring Nicholas Roerich, Living Ethics, Theosophy and Shambhala

Wiki Shangri-La is an independent, multilingual encyclopedic project dedicated to the documentation and study of the life, work, and legacy of Nicholas Roerich, as well as the philosophical, spiritual, artistic, and cultural traditions associated with the Living Ethics, Shambhala, Theosophy, and related currents of thought.
The site brings together historical sources, writings, artworks, scholarly references, and multilingual materials, with an emphasis on contextualization, cross-referencing, and semantic structuring.

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• Russian page : Почему следует изучать Николая Рериха. Введение
• French page : Pourquoi s'interesser à Nicolas Roerich. Ouverture
• D. Savelli - Why Study Nicholas Roerich. Opening
• French page: La Grande Invocation adaptée
• Theosophy Henry A. Wallace Association with Nicholas Roerich and the Guru Letters
• 尼古拉斯·洛里奇 早年生活
• (PDF) . Roerich Nicholas. The Stronghold of Shambhala. In The Rosicrucian Digest . April 1944. Kessinger Publishing.
• (PDF) Maitreya. New York: Roerich Museum Press, 1932.
• (PDF) To the Woman's Heart. New York: Woman's Unity of Roerich Museum, 1933.
• (PDF) Beautiful Unity. Bombay: The Youth's Art and Culture Circle, 1946.
• Karma

Nicholas Roerich

Biography · Paintings · Writings · Expeditions

Nicholas Roerich (October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947) — also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh — was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, enlightener philosopher, and public figure.

• Nicholas Roerich - Terra Slavonica
• Nicholas Roerich - The straight path
• Nicholas Roerich - Himalayas
• Nicholas Roerich - In spite of difficulties
• Nicholas Roerich - Peace to all beings
• Nicholas Roerich - Peace and Culture
• Nicholas Roerich - Culture
• Nicholas Roerich - Joy Of Creation

Helena Roerich

[[1]] Agni Yoga · Letters · Teachings

George de Roerich

George de Roerich was the son of the painter and explorer Nicholas Roerich and Helena Roerich.

• George Roerich - Living Ethics (Codes of Conduct)

Shambhala & Shangri-La

Shamballah · Shamballa · Legends · Roerich expeditions

In Hindu and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, Shambhala — historically rendered under various spellings including Shambala, Shamballa, and Shambhallah depending on the source and period of translation — is a mythical kingdom.

This wiki uses "Shambhala" as its standard reference spelling for navigation and categorization, while preserving original spellings within direct quotations and historical source titles.

Prayers and Practices

• Prayers and Practices - The imprint left in us by each of our actions
• Prayers and Practices - Love
• Prayers and Practices - Cells are children, to whom you should give a good example
• Prayers and Practices - What destiny are you preparing for yourself?

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Spiritual principles

"LAMA, tell me of Shambhala."

• Nicholas_Roerich_-_The_Stronghold_of_Shambhala

About the life of the seekers

• H. Spencer Lewis & Wisdom of the Sages
• Eleven Rosicrucian Rules

Research & Academic Resources

Thesis presented by Victoria Klimentieva to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in August 2009.

• Nicholas Roerich: In Search of Shambhala.

Research & Academic Resources

Holly McMurtry is a SRAS graduate pursuing an MA in Russian from Middlebury College. This paper was presented at the International Center for the Roerichs in Moscow in 2003.

• A New Look at the Series "Sancta"
  An American Perspective

Theosophy

Blavatsky · Alice Bailey · Masters · Theosophical teachings

The Great Invocation is a prayer published in 1937 by Alice Bailey.

• The Great Invocation
• Adapted Great Invocation
• Certain Masters and their work
• Theosophy - Karma

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Rosicrucianism

Christian Rosenkreutz · Rosicrucian traditions

Explore the connections between Rosicrucian traditions, Western esotericism and the broader spiritual currents documented on Wiki Shangri-La.

About World Goodwill

• Invoking the Future: Upcoming Initiatives at the United Nations