Indian Epigraphy c10.s7.11

c10.s7.11

According to the Purāṇas, it was a sacred duty of rich men to make donations of books to temples and other institutions.² Such donations were obligatory on the followers of the Buddhist and Jain creeds.³ There is evidence to show that both local scribes as well as copyists hailing from the neighbouring territories were employed for the purpose of copying manuscripts.⁴