法苑珠林 37.51

37.51

又賢者五戒經云。旋塔三匝者表敬三尊。一佛二法三僧。亦念滅三毒。一貪二瞋三癡。又三千威儀云。繞塔有五事。一低頭視地。二不得蹈蟲。三不得左右顧視。四不得唾塔前地上。五不得中住與人語。

Furthermore, the Xian zhe wu jie jing says: "Circumambulating a stūpa three times signifies reverence for the Three Honoured Ones: first, the Buddha; second, the Dharma; third, the Saṃgha. It also contemplates eliminating the three poisons: first, greed; second, anger; third, delusion." Furthermore, the Sanqian weiyi says: "In circumambulating a stūpa, there are five matters: first, lower the head and look at the ground; second, do not step on insects; third, do not glance to the left and right; fourth, do not spit on the ground in front of the stūpa; fifth, do not stop halfway to speak with others."