Yangso Puja གཡང་བསྒྲུབ་ཆོ་ག།

Yangsö Puja (Wealth & Prosperity Accumulation Ritual)

Yangsö (Tibetan: དབྱངས་སྲོད་, literally “Increase of Fortune” or “Accumulation of Wealth-Energy”) is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist puja performed to increase yang, the subtle life force energy that governs prosperity, abundance, vitality, and success. It is often performed to restore depleted wealth energy, remove financial obstacles, and create favorable conditions for both material well-being and spiritual growth.

The puja is invoked to:

• Replenish depleted yang energy – restoring balance when prosperity, health, or vitality feels blocked or diminished.

• Remove obstacles to prosperity – pacifying karmic debts, spirit disturbances, and energetic blockages that obstruct success.

• Attract abundance and opportunities – drawing in auspicious conditions for wealth, career advancement, harmony, and resources.

• Strengthen life force – supporting vitality, confidence, and the conditions for long life and well-being.

• Support spiritual practice – when practitioners have the right conditions (prosperity, health, stability), they can practice Dharma with fewer distractions.

How the Puja is Performed

• Sacred Offerings: Various offerings such as grains, butter lamps, flowers, fruits, and precious substances are prepared to represent generosity and abundance.

• Chanting & Mantras: Lamas and monks recite specific prayers, mantras, and praises to wealth deities (such as Dzambhala, Vaishravana, and other guardians of fortune) while invoking blessings.

• Ritual Substances: Special ritual cakes (tormas) and wealth vases may be consecrated to attract and hold prosperity energy.

• Visualization: Practitioners visualize abundance flowing in, karmic debts being purified, and prosperity expanding outward to benefit all beings.

• Dedication: The merit from the puja is dedicated to remove misfortune, support prosperity, and ensure wealth is used in beneficial ways.

Significance of Yangsö

• Considered one of the most effective pujas for improving worldly prosperity and creating the right circumstances for Dharma practice.

• Not merely about increasing material wealth, but about restoring harmony between outer prosperity and inner abundance.

• Traditionally performed by individuals, families, or businesses seeking to overcome financial challenges, invite growth, or ensure smooth progress in projects.

• Believed to protect against sudden losses, misfortune, or decline in resources.

When to Perform Yangsö Puja

• At the start of a new venture, business, or project.

• During times of financial difficulty, loss, or stagnation.

• When seeking auspicious conditions for health, vitality, and stability.

• Annually or seasonally, to renew and strengthen prosperity energy for families or communities.

In essence, the Yangso Puja is a ceremony of rebalancing and renewal. Restoring prosperity energy so practitioners, families, and communities can flourish in both material and spiritual life.