The Story of Lady Mong

The Story of Lady Mong

from the Ḍākinīs' Great Dharma Treasury

In the region of Le Chen,[1] there was a woman from the Mong clan who was afflicted by an acute illness. At that time, a monk encouraged her to turn to the holy and divine Dharma. She took his advice and applied herself to recitations and virtuous activities.

After three years, one day, she said to her husband, “It’s time for me to go on to the next life. Please explain this to our friends and relatives and the local people, and please help see me off.”

According to her wishes, he gathered everyone, including the relatives on her father’s and mother’s sides and all of their friends, and informed them of her impending death. To all of them, she said, “Please see me off as you make offerings to the buddhas and sing the name of Amitābha.” Everyone did as she requested.

Under these circumstances, a monk bearing a staff[2] emerged from the sky and said, “Let’s go to Sukhāvatī!” Then, as the sky filled with buddhas and bodhisattvas and divine flowers fell from the sky, she passed away.

This was translated from Chinese into Tibetan by Khenmo Dawa Drolma.

| Translated by Joseph McClellan, 2025.

Bibliography

Tibetan Source

mkhan mo zla ba sgrol ma, trans. “mong tshang gi mna’ ma.” (2017). In mkhaʼ ʼgroʼi chos mdzod chen mo (Par gzhi dang poʼi par thengs dang po, Vol. 8, p. 279. Bod ljongs bod yig dpe rnying dpe skrun khang. BDRC MW3CN2459_825EF5.

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