Pashupatas

Pashupatas are a Shivaite sect, which was the first Shivaite group found in the literature. Thus, at Patanjali, in the 2nd century BC, And in the Mahabharata.

The Pashupatas are also called Lakulisha after one of their teachers, but the historical Lakulisha and its teachings probably did not occur until later.

The knowledge of sect teachings refers to later texts, the 14th century Sarvadarshanasamgraha of the Madhava, and the Pashupata Sutras with a comment from Kaudinya presumably from the 4th - 6th century. Century.

The following categories can be found in these texts:

The theology of Pashupatas is that God (Shiva) is grace and redeems the soul from suffering. The grace of God is obtained through yoga and right behavior (vidhi). Edit source text

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