According to Kenneth G. Zysk – a professor specializing in Indology and ancient medicine, Hindu "mathas" and temples – like Buddhist monasteries – had by the 10th-century attached medical care along with their religious and educational roles. This is evidenced by various inscriptions found in Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere. An inscription dated to about 930 CE states the provision of a physician to two "matha" to care for the sick and destitute. Similarly, a stone inscription in Andhra Pradesh dated to about 1262 CE mentions the provision of a "prasutishala" (maternity house), "vaidya" (physician), an "arogyashala" (health house) and a "viprasattra" (kitchen) with the religious center where people from all social background could be fed and cared for.