The Rashtrakutas and their Times c21.56

c21.56

There existed in our period, as in earlier ones, a number of learned and pious Brahmanas who were given grants of land or money in recognition of their erudition and public service in educating students without any stipulation for fees. These seem to have been exempted from taxation as far as the lands that were assigned to them were concerned. This reality in the body politic is reflected in the Dharmaśāstra literature when it lays down that a S'rotriya or learned Brahmana was not to be taxed.