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पीठिकावित्त (pIThikAvitta)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
Pīṭhikāvitta (IE 8-3
EI 12
HD), probably, ‘those who
have acquired [special] seats’
same as Utthitāsanika. The
word occurs in such records as the Belava plate of Bhojavarma-
deva (Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, p. 40). Cf. Velāvitta. Pīṭhikāvitta
is sometimes explained as the collector of state dues from pil-
grims or religious institutions (Sen, Hist. Asp. Ins. Beng., p. 552).