Circumambulation
A term that is used in Buddhism, Islam and Sikhism to describe respect and concentration by walking round a person or sacred place.
- Sikhs at weddings circumambulate the Guru Granth Sahib (known as phera).
- Muslims go in an anticlockwise direction round the Ka'ba at Makkah.
- Buddhists go round stupas clockwise, usually 3 times, affirming the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
