<P> Circumambulation (from Latin circum around + ambulātus to walk) is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol . </P> <P> Circumambulation of temples or deity images is an integral part of Hindu and Buddhist devotional practice (known in Sanskrit as pradakśina or pradakshinaṇā). It is also present in other religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam . </P> <P> In many Hindu temples, the temple structure reflects the symbolism of the Hindu association of the spiritual transition from daily life to spiritual perfection as a journey through stages . Ambulatory passageways for circumambulation are present through which worshipers move in a clockwise direction, starting at the sanctuary doorway and moving inward toward the inner sanctum where the deity is enshrined . This is a translation of the spiritual concept of transition through levels in life into bodily movements by the worshipers as they move inwardly through ambulatory halls to the most sacred centre of spiritual energy of the deity . Circumambulation is done in a clockwise direction and in an odd rather than even number of times . Circumbulatory walking around the shrine, by keeping time, is a common form of Hindu prayer . The circumbulary pathway made of stone around the shrine is called the Pradakshina path . </P>

What important fashion move did the monks practice at the end of the book