The Verses on Circumambulating Shrines
In the sutra, The Verses on Circumambulating Shrines (Skt. Caityapradakṣiṇagāthā; Tib. མཆོད་རྟེན་བསྐོར་བའི་ཚིགས་སུ་བཅད་པ།, Wyl. mchod rten bskor ba'i tshigs sub cad pa) the Buddha responds to a question from Shariputra, and 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.[1]
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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 321
- English translation:
The Verses on Circumambulating Shrines
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.