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'Two shall come by ancient paths, Led by forgotten gods to the centre, To the axis mundi, To the holy isle...So shall a new age be born on the blood and debris of the old.'
Thus have the ancients of the divine kingdom of Shambala prophesized the birth of a new age and its saviour – the Maitreya. Destined to be the mother of the Maitreya, Yeshe Nham Lha, the golden dakini, has descended to Earth in the guise of a mortal. Accompanied by her celestial guardians – Prince A-Karo and Prince Narasimha – she is to journey to the hidden Mount Meru to fulfil the prophecy. But first Yeshe must choose a suitor, a man fated to become the father of the saviour…
Her quest takes her through the sleepy towns of Sikkim and Assam to the snowy mountains of Jammu and Leh, encountering along the way a host of magical creatures: the tsen deities who reside in the caves under the Himalayas, the fey warriors of the celestial city of Ney, and the Yakshas, gatekeepers of the hidden tunnels on the way to Mount Meru. But not everyone they meet is benevolent. Prince Arden, leader of the dark Asur forces, is on Yeshe’s trail, hoping to bewitch her once again with his magnetic charm, and Yeshe has to do everything in her power to overcome her earthly mortality and make the right choice...
In this spellbinding sequel to Path of the Swan, Charu Singh deftly draws on the rich heritage of Tibetan-Buddhist mythology to immerse the reader into a story that is as magical and evocative as its precursor.
'Two shall come by ancient paths, Led by forgotten gods to the centre, To the axis mundi, To the holy isle...So shall a new age be born on the blood and debris of the old.'Thus have the ancients of the divine kingdom of Shambala prophesized the birth of a new age and its saviour – the Maitreya. Destined to be the mother of the Maitreya, Yeshe Nham Lha, the golden dakini, has descended to Earth in the guise of a mortal. Accompanied by her celestial guardians – Prince A-Karo and Prince Narasimha – she is to journey to the hidden... Read More