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circumambulationnoun
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
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Circumambulation
Circumambulation (from Latin circum around and ambulātus to walk) is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol.Circumambulation of temples or deity images is an integral part of Hindu and Buddhist devotional practice (known in Sanskrit as pradakśiṇā). It is also present in other religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
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Circumambulation
Circumambulation is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol. Circumambulation of temples or deity images is an integral part of Hindu and Buddhist devotional practice. In Judaism and Christianity one has the circumambulation of Jericho by the Israelites in the Book of Joshua. The Jewish faith uses circumambulation during Hoshanah Rabbah at the end of the Festival of Sukkot, and a Jewish bride circumambulates the groom during the wedding ceremony. In the Catholic Church, a priest sometimes circumambulates an altar while incensing it with a thurible not for the sake of circumambulation but because one needs to get around the altar to do so - incensing the altar is in the tradition of the priestly rites of Moses and Aaron. At some Catholic shrines it is also a tradition to circumambulate around the cult object of the place, usually relics of a saint or an image of Jesus or the Virgin Mary. Often this is performed three times, as a reference to the Trinity. In Islam, circumambulation is performed around the Kaaba in Mecca, in a counter-clockwise direction.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of circumambulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of circumambulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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