Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5656

c6.5656

*siddha-sthāna* (EI 22), the place sanctified by a holy man. *siddh-āya* (EI 23; SII 11-2; ASLV), fixed income; regular income; same as Tamil *sidd-āyam*, sometimes explained as ‘a tax’ (EI 27); probably, agricultural income. (SITI), a fixed assessment; minor taxes; minor taxes payable in cash in the days of the Vijayanagara kings; also written in Tamil as *sidd-āyam*, *sitt-āyam*. See *pratiṣiddh-āya*. *siddh-āyatana* (EI 33), cf. *pūrva-siddh-āyatana* (Buddhist); temple associated with a Siddha.