[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) › c6.4596 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4596 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4596 - **Language:** English ### [c6.4596](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4596) \*Pīṭhīpati\* (BL), explained as ‘the lord of Magadha’ in the commentary of Sandhyākaranandin’s \*Rāmacarita\*; title of the head of the Buddhist religious institution at Bodhgayā, who was the precursor of the later \*Mahant Mahārājas\* of Bodhgayā. The word \*pīṭhī\* in this title is the same as \*pīṭha\* or \*pīṭhikā\* meaning the \*vajrāsana\* at Bodhgayā. - [Previous: c6.4595](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4595) - [Next: c6.4597](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4597) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4596](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4596) · Pramāṇa