為恭敬所尊而右遶三匝者,乃表仰望之至誠也。見右繞條。
The thrice repeated procession around an image; there is dispute as to which shoulder should be next to the image, v. 右繞.
一三匝 又作三帀。指右旋三周。乃敬禮之一種,源自印度儀式。即對尊者或佛塔,向右旋繞三周,以表仰望之誠。有繞一周,復繞三周者;或因宿願、別請,而隨頂禮者之意數繞之。至後世禪宗公案中,參詣者每於問答後,即禮拜宗師,繞三匝而行。六祖壇經機緣品第七(大四八‧三五七下)即有「繞師三匝,振錫而立」之句。(參閱「右繞」2108)p739