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A relief in stone, depicting the chief of a monastery or temple manuscripts collection
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English: A sthanapati is a Sanskrit word which literary means "protector or chief of a place". The term referred to the head of a monastery or collection of manuscripts in a temple bhandara or in a school attached to the temple. Above, the iconographic elements help identify his responsibilities. He is depicted in a yogi-like posture, holds palm leaf manuscripts in his left hand, prayer beads in his right hand, and carries a water pot over his shoulder. There are inscriptions above his head and below his asana feet. He reflects one who is head of a monastery and involved with inscribing, preserving manuscripts. |
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