= REFUGE =

NAMO LA MA DE SHEG DÜ PAI KU

NAMO In the lama who is the embodiment of the Sugatas,

KON CHOG SUM GYI RANG ZHIN LA

of the nature of the Three Jewels,

DAG DANG DRO DRUG SEM CHEN NAM

I, together with the beings of the six realms,

CHANG CHUB BAR DU KYAB SU CHI

take refuge until our enlightenment. (Repeat three times)