2006-07-18 15:11:58 · 11 answers · asked by forester 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Shangri-La:
mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Himalaya.
A fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British writer James Hilton.
synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world.
The story of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
2006-07-18 15:15:28 · answer #1 · answered by ginandvodka 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The word also evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence of seven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung. One of such places is mentioned to be situated somewhere in the Makalu-Barun region
2016-03-26 23:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shangri La is the Honolulu home of Doris Duke
2006-07-18 15:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shangri La, is a remote beautiful imaginary place, where life approaches perfection...This "ideal" place was wrote about in the 1933 novel, Lost Horizon.
2006-07-18 15:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by Sassy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paradise.
The name comes from James Hilton's book 'Lost Horizon'.
2006-07-18 15:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A utopia, or perfect place, a location in India.
2006-07-18 15:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by lifeinquestion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Utopia?
2006-07-18 15:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by Kipper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shangra la means paradice
2006-07-18 15:20:11 · answer #8 · answered by Bill H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happy place to live
way beyond what we have now in our lives
kind of make believe
2006-07-18 15:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, OOh, OOOh, OOOOh, I'm not sure.
2006-07-18 15:15:09 · answer #10 · answered by Rockvillerich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋