The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1798 page)

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(Skt.,
pa

u
, ‘beast’, +
pati
, ‘lord’). An early

aiva
sect worshipping

iva
as P

upati. Their name is derived from the threefold

aiva doctrine of Lord (
pati
), soul (
pa

u
, ‘beast’), and bondage (
p

a
). Accounts of them are given in the
Mah

rata
, the
Vayu
Pur

a
and the
Atharva

iras

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