[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.3239 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3239 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3239 - **Language:** English ### [c6.3239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3239) Mahanta (EI 8; BL), head of a monastery; title of a pontiff. (ML), Prakrit form of Sanskrit mahat; ‘the great’; a title. - [Previous: c6.3238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3238) - [Next: c6.3240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3240) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Epigraphia Indica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ei) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3239) · Pramāṇa