Temple land in Chola and Pandyan inscriptions
The legal meaning and historical implications of Kudinīngādēvadāna
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8960918 |
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| Authors | Noboru Karashima (Noboru Karashima is a Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-199 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Indian Economic & Social History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-4646 • E-ISSN: 0973-0893 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001946460804500201 |
| OpenAlex | W2144005190 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The purpose of this dēvadāna study1 is twofold. In Chola and Pandyan inscriptions (tenth to thirteenth centuries) dēvadānas granted to Hindu temples are often designated as kudinīkki or kudinīngā in relation to the mode of their utilisation by the temple. In past studies, however, these two terms have been variously and wrongly interpreted by scholars. The first and main purpose of this study, therefore, is to ascertain the correct legal meaning of these terms, which stipulate the position of the new kudis and not that of the old kudis, as most past studies have assumed. Having done so, we shall be able to understand the historical implications of dēvadāna, especially kudinīngā-dēvadāna, appearing in inscriptions. As a second and subsidiary purpose, therefore, I shall try to relate this dēvadāna analysis to the broader issue of the social change which occurred during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries caused by changes in the landholding system and land revenue policy of the state. For this purpose I shall examine the pattern of dēvadāna appearing in Chola and Pandyan inscriptions. This pattern seems to reflect these changes
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