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(5) Mr. Rice is not certain about the accurate meaning of the term. He refers to quotations nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and seems to think that it means some kind of institution. He says that “Mr. Pathak has translated it as ‘religious centre’ (Ind. Ant. XIV, 34). Dr. Kielhorn has published an article on the subject (Gottingen Nachrichten for 1900, Heft 3) with special reference to the use of the word in this inscription (quotation no. 3 above) and gives quotations in support of his view that it means something like *brahma-puri*.” It is to be noted that Mr. Rice’s reference to Ind. Ant. is not accurate see below.