Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of circumambulating or walking round or about.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
walking around something in acircle , especially for aritual purpose .
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Examples
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Perhaps it’s easier to describe through what Jung called circumambulation … or talking around the subject.
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It is also interesting to note that scholars are unanimous in holding that the face must be uncovered during circumambulation of the Kaaba in Mecca, during what is arguably considered a peak moment of Islamic spirituality.
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Then, as he continued his circumambulation, a tantric Geshe accompanying him explained the stories associated with each and every one of the many naturally formed stone images of deities, mantras, and hand and foot imprints on stones that were lying above and below on the sides of the road.
Concerning Dholgyal with Reference to the Views of Past Masters and other Related Matters 2010
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One day, he (Changkya Rolpai Dorje) went out to make a circumambulation of the monastery (H.H. - this is at Ganden) and as he reached the right corner of the mountain behind Ganden he became aware of the smell of a great (column) incense smoke rising from the village that lay down below on the floor of the valley.
Concerning Dholgyal with reference to the views of past masters and other related matters 2010
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One day, he (Changkya Rolpai Dorje) went out to make a circumambulation of the monastery (H.H. - this is at Ganden) and as he reached the right corner of the mountain behind Ganden he became aware of the smell of a great (column) incense smoke rising from the village that lay down below on the floor of the valley.
Concerning Dholgyal with Reference to the Views of Past Masters and other Related Matters 2010
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Then, as he continued his circumambulation, a tantric Geshe accompanying him explained the stories associated with each and every one of the many naturally formed stone images of deities, mantras, and hand and foot imprints on stones that were lying above and below on the sides of the road.
Concerning Dholgyal with reference to the views of past masters and other related matters 2010
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One day, he (Changkya Rolpai Dorje) went out to make a circumambulation of the monastery (H.H. - this is at Ganden) and as he reached the right corner of the mountain behind Ganden he became aware of the smell of a great (column) incense smoke rising from the village that lay down below on the floor of the valley.
Concerning Dholgyal with Reference to the Views of Past Masters and other Related Matters 2010
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Then, as he continued his circumambulation, a tantric Geshe accompanying him explained the stories associated with each and every one of the many naturally formed stone images of deities, mantras, and hand and foot imprints on stones that were lying above and below on the sides of the road.
Concerning Dholgyal with reference to the views of past masters and other related matters 2010
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Then, as he continued his circumambulation, a tantric Geshe accompanying him explained the stories associated with each and every one of the many naturally formed stone images of deities, mantras, and hand and foot imprints on stones that were lying above and below on the sides of the road.
Concerning Dholgyal with Reference to the Views of Past Masters and other Related Matters 2010
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One day, he (Changkya Rolpai Dorje) went out to make a circumambulation of the monastery (H.H. - this is at Ganden) and as he reached the right corner of the mountain behind Ganden he became aware of the smell of a great (column) incense smoke rising from the village that lay down below on the floor of the valley.
Concerning Dholgyal with reference to the views of past masters and other related matters 2010
softkay commented on the word circumambulation
Someone saw a saint flying when circumambulating Thiruvannamalai Hills.
February 24, 2008
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word circumambulation
It's one of those words that are really easy to define if you study latin.
July 24, 2009