Little archaeological research has been undertaken on the major settlements of the Hephthalite empire. Balkh (Afghanistan) is known to have been one of their centers, and Xuanzang described it as their capital. It was, he said, defended with strong walls but was not densely populated.

Texts from the Tun huang site identify Oddiyana as "Shamis en Balkh" in modern day Balkh, Afghanistan where many ruins, Buddhist stupas and monasteries exist. Oddiyana was conquered in about 176 B.C. and there is no modern city on the site so it is just an archeological site.

Jan 31, 2013 · From Google Earth, this is the ruins of the outer walls of the ancient city of Shamis en Balkh..... Balkh (Bactra, 67E..36N) Accounts of visitors in the 7th century AD indicate the existence of a significant number of Buddhist monasteries, stupas and …

The ruins....Texts from the Tun huang site identify Oddiyana as "Shamis en Balkh" in modern day Balkh, Afghanistan where many ruins, Buddhist stupas and monasteries exist. Oddiyana was conquered in about 176 B.C. and there is no modern city on the site so it …

Dec 29, 2012 · From Google Earth, this is the ruins of the outer walls of the ancient city of Shamis en Balkh..... Balkh (Bactra, 67E..36N) Uttamabhadras originally were people of Balkh who had entered India in Vedic times.

Lanshi (identified as Bactra or modern Balkh), which Burton Watson and others have identified as the country’s “capital.”

This survey of published materials explores the Central Asian historical roots of the Shambhala Teachings and The Great Eastern Sun, particularly the region of ancient Bactria & 'Shamis en Balkh' (36° N 66° E) as the 'historical' location (before the 9th century AD eastward migrations) of the 'legendary' Shambhala….Balkh, also known as ...

Oct 31, 2012 · Shamis en Balkh, 'Sams-i-Bala', 'Elevated Candle', 'Mother of All Cities', Bactra. "This is part the ruins of one of the outer walls of the ancient city of Balkh, seven miles in circumference..... Balkh (Bactra, 67E..36N)..... In the center of these ruins was the great Kal'ah (Castle, Calah, Kala).

This research explores the Central Asian origins of the Shambhala Teachings and the region of ancient 'Shamis en Balkh' (36° N 66° E) as the location (until the 9th Century AD) of the 'legendary' Kingdom of Shambhala....also known as 'Shams-i-Bala', it was located in the once extremely rich and fertile Oxus River region of Bactria and ...

Texts from this same Tun huang site identify Oddiyana as "Shamis en Balkh" in modern day Balkh, Afghanistan where many ruins, Buddhist stupas and monasteries exist. This is the town oft associated with Padmasambhava, and Rabia and Rumi as well.