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² Ibid. We may briefly enumerate the three kinds of transactions mentioned till now—(a) bhōgya-patra or written deeds recording the reconveyance of lands, issued by the officials of the State; (b) sameya-patra or documents related to land, in most cases, issued by temple authorities; and (c) sādhana-krama or an agreement between the temple priests (in their private capacity as individuals) and ordinary persons. E.C., III, Sr. 139, p. 33, text, p. 111. Cf. These with those given in the Sukraniti, II, ll. 601-16, pp. 91-3.