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单词 parikrama
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parikrama

/pəˈrɪkrəmə/ /pəˈrɪkrəmɑː/
Hinduism, Buddhism, etc
noun
1In Hinduism, Buddhism, and certain other religions of South Asia: the action or ritual of moving clockwise round an object of devotion as an indication of reverence; circumambulation.
2A path encircling a holy object or site, as a temple or shrine.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Monier Monier-Williams (1819–1899), orientalist. In sense 1 from Sanskrit parikrama (masculine) walking about or around from pari around, about + krama going.

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