Kalki King
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In the Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist tradition, there are thirty-two Kings of Shambhala, a mythical kingdom.
The first notable king of Shambhala, King Suchandra (sometimes wrongly Sanskritized as "Chandrabhadra," Tib. Dawa Sangpo), was the one who requested teaching from the Buddha.
In response to his request, the Buddha gave the first Kalachakra root tantra.
By practicing the Kalachakra the whole of Shambhala became anenlightened society, with Suchandra as the ruler.
He was followed by an additional six Dharmarajas (Truth Kings).
His eighth successor, Manjushri Yashas (sometimes wrongly Sanskritized as "Manjushrikirti"), was the first to be known as the Kalki King (Tib. Rigden, wylie: rigs ldan), to be followed by 24 more leading up to the present day.