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# Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3606

Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3606

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### [c6.3606](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3606)

\*maṭha\* (EI 17, 19, 23, 31, 32; CII 3, 4; SII 1; BL; ASLV; CITD), a school or religious college; a temple; a monastery; hermitage or convent; a monastery which was a religious and educational institution. See \*maṭhikā\*. In Telugu records, it also means ‘a bullock cart’ and ‘a cart load’ (cf. Kannaḍa \*maṭṭi\*, ‘a load’).

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