Talk:Circumambulation

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[edit] Article used as source is unnessiciarily contriversal and off topic

The article used as a source for Hindu circumambulation is a bad choice. There are many more respectable and uncontriversal articles about Hindu circumambulation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.95.101.54 (talk) 16:25, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] removed as uncited quotation and put on talk page

According to Arab Gateway, "The minimum rituals that must be performed by all pilgrims are wearing ihram, standing at Arafat, and the second circumambulation of the Kaaba. Others may be omitted on payment of kaffarah (expiation)." Thanks! --Mattisse 22:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning

On Bönpo it is said: "The Bönpo in the Northern Hemisphere traditionally circumambulate (generally) in a counter-clockwise or widdershin direction, that is a direction that runs counter to the apparent movement of the Sun."

First of all, apparently - the sun does not move. Although I have heard that in reality it moves very very slowly around a socalled black sun (right?), I wonder how this can be understood, from which planet or star or so.

Austerlitz -- 88.72.29.72 (talk) 18:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)