History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c35.s1.33

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The rectangular low seats represented at Ajanta resemble very much the modern caukis used in North India in the present day. Sometimes hermits as shown at Ajanta used rectangular wooden blocks. Itsing informs that such blocks of wood were widely used by the ascetics more especially by the junior members of the Buddhist order at the time of taking meals. Interestingly, such blocks of wood were widely used by the ascetics more especially by the junior members of the Buddhist order at the time of taking meals. Interestingly, such blocks of wood are still in use in South India being utilised for similar purpose and are known as Pīṭalu in Telugu language.