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After much whipping, she collapsed. | After much whipping, she collapsed. | ||
<blockquote>Lying there bloody and in tears, she could think of no way to escape. So she sang this sad song to the Buddhas of the ten directions: | <blockquote> | ||
Lying there bloody and in tears, she could think of no way to escape. So she sang this sad song to the Buddhas of the ten directions: | |||
“O Buddhas of the ten directions, Bodhisattvas and Protectors of beings, masters of great compassion and power, possessors of the Wisdom Eye and magical abilities, O great-hearted ones, the time has come to show your mercy! My mind is white, whiter than the white snow mountains. It will turn dark, darker than rust, contaminated by the minds of these alien demons.... | |||
“Please look upon me with a little compassion! You who have power, please bring it forth now! In one lifetime, in one body, I can realize the highest Dharma. But these alien demons will envelop me in the mire of samsara. You who have compassion, return me quickly to the Path!”<ref>''Mother of Knowledge'', pp. 23–24.</ref> | |||
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After Yeshe Tosgyal sang this song, the soldiers became drunk in celebration of having caught her. They fell asleep and she was able to escape. She fled through the mountains and hid in the wilderness, living on fruit and wearing cotton clothes. | After Yeshe Tosgyal sang this song, the soldiers became drunk in celebration of having caught her. They fell asleep and she was able to escape. She fled through the mountains and hid in the wilderness, living on fruit and wearing cotton clothes. | ||