age, he came back to the entrance of
this cave and disappeared into the subterranean kingdom, the memory of
which had ornamented and lightened his nomad heart.

I received more realistic information about this from Hutuktu Jelyb
Djamsrap in Narabanchi Kure. He told me the story of the semi-realistic
arrival of the powerful King of the World from the subterranean kingdom,
of his appearance, of his miracles and of his prophecies; and only then
did I begin to understand that in that legend, hypnosis or mass vision,
whichever it may be, is hidden not only mystery but a realistic and
powerful force capable of influencing the course of the political life
of Asia. From that moment I began making some investigations.

The favorite Gelong Lama of Prince Chultun Beyli and the Prince himself
gave me an account of the subterranean kingdom.

"Everything in the world," said the Gelong, "is constantly in a state of
change and transition--peoples science, religions, laws and customs. How
many great empires and brilliant cultures have perished! And that alone
which remains unchanged is Evil, the tool of Bad Spirits. More than
sixty thousand years ago a Holyman disappeared with a whole tribe of
people under the ground and never appeared again on the surface of the
earth. Many people, however, have since visited this kingdom, Sakkia
Mouni, Undur Gheghen, Paspa, Khan Baber and others. No one knows where
this place is. One says Afghanistan, others India. All the people there
are protected against Evil and crimes do not exist within its bournes.
Science has there developed calmly and nothing is threatened with
destruction. The subterranean people have reached the highest knowledge.
Now it is a large kingdom, millions of men with the King of the World
as their ruler. He knows all the forces of the world and reads all the
souls of humankind and the great book of their destiny. Invisibly he
rules eight hundred million men on the surface of the earth and they
will accomplish his every order."

Prince Chultun Beyli added: "This kingdom is Agharti. It extends
throughout all the subterranean passages of the whole world. I heard a
learned Lama of China relating to Bogdo Khan that all the subterranean
caves of America are inhabited by the ancient people who have
disappeared underground. Traces of them are still found on the surface
of the land. These subterranean peoples and spaces are governed by
rulers owing allegiance to the King of the World.