The wheel of time or wheel of history is a concept in several
religions and philosophies, notably religions of Indian origin
such as Buddhism and Hinduism, which regard time as cyclical and
consisting of repeating ages. Many other notable cultures also
believe in this Wheel of Time: notably, the Q'ero Indians in
Peru who are the direct descendants of the Incan empire, as well
as the Hopi Indians of Arizona, believe in this cyclical idea of
time. - See Kalachakra for details. The Wheel of Time or
Kalachakra is a Tantric deity that is associated with Tibetan
Tantric Buddhism , which encompasses all four main schools of
Sakya , and is especially important within the lesser-known
Jonang The Kalachakra tantra prophecies a world within which
(religious) conflict is prevalent. A worldwide war will be waged
which will see the expansion of the mystical Kingdom of
Shambhala led by a messianical king. The "wheel of time" is a
reference to the clockwork of modern magicians, a euphemism for
the wheels and cogs of older cl