Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t3.6
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t3.6
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c22.s3.t3.6
*atiṭṭāṉam* (Pkt. *adhiṭṭhāna*): lit., 'permanent fixed abode' of the itinerant monk who stayed in the cave during the rainy season. The term occurs in the Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions in the special sense of 'stone beds' carved on the floor of the cave for the use of the monks.