The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s2.36

v1.c8.s2.36

The connection of the craftsmen with the temple was not only for the purpose of work on the completion of which the architects received their remuneration and presents, such as gold, etc. (Part VIII, last chapter), or a village ('Ep. Ind.', l.c.). The guilds of the architects (sthapati) and potters, for instance, levied a small cess on every one of their members, working at a particular temple, when a donor intended to make a permanent provision for the maintenance of the temple or the supply of materials for the worship of the deity (Kaman inscr. of about the eighth century; 'Ep. Ind.', XXIV, p. 329).