The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c13.s3.t1.8

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Monasteries, in fact, played an important part in the promotion of education and morality in the country, and, as might be expected, Śaiva institutions of this character were more numerous than the rest. There were two of them in Bezwada attached to the temples of Śiva and Mahāsēna which had been built by Vijayāditya II and Yuddhamalla I respectively. The monks fed the poor, tended the sick, consoled the afflicted, and set up schools for educating children and young people.