Receive Blessings, Remove Obstacles, and Purify with Yungdrung Bön Rituals

Teaching with Geshe Sherab Lodoe & Sangmo Yangri

In-person and Online

Date: May 29–31, 2026

Organized by Ligmincha Magyarország

Join Geshe Sherab Lodoe and Dr. Sangmo Yangri for this rare and powerful teaching on three ancient Yungdrung Bön ritual practices: Sangchöd (Smoke Offering), Surchöd (Food Generosity Offering), and the profound DU TRI SU Mantra.

These practices belong to an unbroken lineage of Yungdrung Bön, the oldest spiritual tradition of Tibet, and carry the blessings of countless generations of practitioners.

Sangchöd — The Smoke Offering

Sangchöd is a purification ritual in which fragrant substances — juniper, herbs, and other offerings — are burned to produce aromatic smoke. This smoke offering serves as a vehicle for purifying the environment, the practitioner's body, speech, and mind, and the subtle energies of the surrounding space.

Sangchöd restores harmony in one's relationship with the natural world and with the local spirits and elemental forces (sadak and lu) recognized in the Bön tradition. It is practiced to clear defilements, repair broken commitments (samaya), and create auspicious conditions for spiritual development and daily life.

Surchöd — The Food Generosity Offering

Surchöd is a practice of radical generosity in which food and drink are offered to all classes of beings — visible and invisible, worldly and beyond. Through specific prayers, mantras, and visualization, the practitioner transforms simple offerings into inexhaustible nourishment, satisfying the hunger of hungry spirits, karmic creditors, and all sentient beings throughout the six realms.

This practice cultivates compassion and generosity while clearing karmic debts and obstacles that may manifest as illness, misfortune, or persistent difficulties. By giving freely and without attachment, the practitioner releases deep-seated patterns of grasping and accumulates merit.

The DU TRI SU Mantra

DU TRI SU is one of the most essential and powerful mantras in the Yungdrung Bön tradition. These three sacred syllables work on the deepest level to purify negativity and obscurations of body, speech, and mind.

• DU is the seed syllable of the hell realm, also representiting aversion.
• TRI is the seed syllable of the hungry ghost realm, also representiting attachemnt.
• SU is the seed syllable of the animal realm, also representiting ignorance.

Through DU TRI SU mantra practice one can purify the karmic seeds of these realms and pacify the suffering caused by them. The DU TRI SU mantra can be integrated into daily practice and is a potent support for clearing blockages in meditation and in life.

What to Expect

Over the course of the retreat participants will receive oral instruction of these rituals. Geshe Sherab Lodoe will share the traditional context, meaning, and correct application of these practices, while Dr. Sangmo Yangri will offer additional perspective and guidance.

Whether you are new to Bön or a seasoned practitioner, this teaching offers a rare opportunity to connect with living ritual practices designed to clear blockages, purify negativity, and invite abundance, harmony, and spiritual protection into your life.

These are practices you can carry with you and apply in your everyday life — at home, in nature, and in your ongoing spiritual journey.

ABOUT THE TEACHERS

Geshe Sherab Lodeo was born in 1975 in a Bonpo village called Tsarong, located in the Kham region in Tibet. He comes from a Bonpo family, his father was a tantric practitioner in the Monastery of Wadag Bon Gon in Tibet. His education started with Lama Sherab Lodoe from the Tro Tsang lineage. He then...

Sangmo (Yangri), Ph.D is a scholar, teacher, and translator, and the first Tibetan woman to receive a Ph.D In Tibetan Bon philosophy studies. A recipient of the Jwaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund grant, she won the Prime Minister Award from the...

Venue

• Dharma Gate Buddhist College
• Address: Börzsöny utca. 11, 1098 Budapest

PROGRAM SCHEDULE (Central European Time)

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Friday, May 29

Saturday, May 30

• 9:30 - 11:00 AM Teaching / Practice
• 11:00 - 11:30 AM Break
• 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Teaching / Practice
• 1:00 - 3:00 PM Lunch Break
• 3:00 – 4:30 PM Teaching / Practice
• 4:30 – 5:00 PM Break
• 5:00 – 6:00 PM Teaching / Practice

Sunday, May 31

• 9:30 - 11:00 AM Teaching / Practice
• 11:00 - 11:30 AM Break
• 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Teaching / Practice
• 1:00 - 3:00 PM Lunch Break
• 3:00 – 4:30 PM Teaching / Practice
• 4:30 – 5:00 PM Break
• 5.00 – 6.00 PM Teaching / Closing of the Retreat

Contributions

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