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
bh
rata
, the
Vayu
Pur
a
and the
Atharva
iras

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