The Verses on Circumambulating Shrines

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Toh 321

མཆོད་རྟེན་བསྐོར་བའི་ཚིགས་སུ་བཅད་པ།
The Verses on Circumambulating Shrines
Caitya­pradakṣiṇa­gāthā

In response to a question from Śāriputra, the Buddha extols the benefits that result from the practice of circumambulating shrines, that is, walking around them while keeping them on the right-hand side. Such benefits include being reborn in beautiful and healthy bodies with intelligent minds and virtuous qualities, in fortunate and privileged circumstances, and in various heavenly realms. Ultimately, the Buddha says, such practice may even result in the achievement of different types of awakening.

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