Kora (pilgrimage)

Kora (Tibetan: སྐོར་ར, Wylie: skor ra, THL Simplified Phonetic Transcription: kor ra) is a transliteration of a Tibetan word that means "circumambulation" or "revolution".

A Kora is performed by the practitioner making a circumambulation around a sacred site or object, typically as a constituent part of a pilgrimage, ceremony, celebration or ritual.

Prostration (e.g., versus walking), circumambulating repeatedly or an auspicious number of times all produce greater merit.

Kora may also be performed while spinning prayer wheels, chanting mantra, or counting rosary beads.

Buddhist pilgrims most typically emulate the path of the sun and circumambulate in a clockwise direction.