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‘Basadi (means) a Jain temple; the word is a Tadbhava corruption of the Sanskrit “vasati,” abode, dwelling, a Jain monastery; the modern form is “Basti”.’ Dr. Fleet.—(Sanskrit and Old Kanarese inscrip., *Ind. Ant.*, Vol. IV, p. 181, c. 1, line 10, and footnote.)