After multiple requests by the Yungdrung Bön faithful to have English translations related to invoking the drala available in order to prevent, harmonize, and/or avert disruptions or harm caused by astrological influences, Nine Ways is happy to announce publication of Summoning the Drala: Protection and Support from Primordial Guardians. There is both a spiral bound color book and an eBook available. Only the print book contains the Tibetan language prayers and corresponding phonetics for recitation. The booklet has an introduction that gives brief descriptions of the drala and how to make offerings. Prayers include the preliminary practices of requesing consideration, generating the mind of enlightenment, going for refuge, water cleansing, and fumigation with incense, newly translated Essential Invocation of the Drala which a prayer given by Buddha Tönpa Shenrap, and Command for the Queen of the Drala which was composed by the one known by Bönpos as The Second Buddha, the unrivaled Nyammé Sherap Gyaltsen. The practice booklet concludes with the hundred syllable mantra and a dedication of merit. Both the print booklet and the eBook is available here: https://www.lulu.com/search?sortBy=RELEVANCE&page=1&q=drala&adult_audience_rating=00

• Table of Contents
  • Introduction
    • The Tügkar, Drala, Changseng, and Nyen
    • Making Offerings
  • Summoning the Drala
    • Requesting Consideration
    • Going for Refuge
    • Generating the Mind of Enlightenment
    • Cleansing with Water
    • Fumigating with Incense
    • Essential Invocation of the Drala
    • Command for the Drala Queen
    • The One Hundred Syllable Mantra
    • Dedication
    • Appendix
    • Endnotes

This booklet is meant to be an immediate support for those in need rather than an in-depth study of the subject material. These specific prayers were chosen because they are frequently recommended as expedient ways to invoke support and neutralize harm by calling upon the drala who are a primordial class of worldly protecters. Especially, from the view of astrology, each year brings both supportive and challenging aspects to each individual. For those whose yearly Tibetan astrological calculation indicates a probability for obstacles, one of the recommended methods for support is to call upon the drala. (To know more about who can benefit from invoking the drala during the current year of the Fire Horse, see previous article: https://ravencypresswood.com/2026/02/14/2026-the-year-of-the-male-fire-horse/)

“From our great ancestor of the past, Mu Chuk Khorlo, until the present victors of Bön and beyond, we have relied upon you as our close allies and made offerings to the drala of the ancestral lineages from generation to generation. Now, at our time of need, when we call upon the army of gods because of enemies, we beseech you to come quickly without delay!”

From The Essential Invocation of the Drala

All Tibetan translations by Raven Cypress Wood.

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