ally ▁organ ize ▁and ▁pet ition ▁their ▁human ▁rights . ▁Over ▁time , ▁pu jas ▁became ▁as ▁much ▁a ▁social ▁and ▁community ▁recre ational ▁event ▁as ▁a ▁religious ▁event . ▁ ▁Crit ique ▁of ▁p ū j ā ▁in ▁the ▁P ū r va ▁M ī m ā ṃ s aka ▁school ▁ ▁Although ▁p ū j ā ▁is ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁valid ▁religious ▁activity ▁by ▁H ind us ▁at ▁large , ▁it ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁critic ised ▁by ▁M ī m ā ṃ s ā ▁think ers . ▁The ▁found ational ▁work ▁of ▁this ▁school ▁is ▁the ▁K arm am ī m ā ṃ s ā s ū tra ▁or ▁" A ph or isms ▁for ▁En qu iry ▁into ▁the ▁Act ," ▁composed ▁by ▁Ja im ini . ▁The ▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁comment ary ▁is ▁by ▁Ś ab ara ▁who ▁lived ▁around ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁century . ▁Ś ab ara ' s ▁comment ary , ▁known ▁as ▁Ś ab arab h ā ṣ ya ▁holds ▁pride ▁of ▁place ▁in ▁M ī m ā ṃ s ā ▁in ▁that ▁Sab ara ' s ▁understanding ▁is ▁taken ▁as ▁definit ive ▁by ▁all ▁later ▁writers . ▁In ▁his ▁chapter ▁entitled ▁De vat ā d ik ara ṇ a ▁( 9 : ▁ 1 : ▁ 5 : ▁ 6 – 9 ), ▁Ś ab ara ▁exam ines ▁the ▁popular ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁ref ute ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁material ▁bodies , ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁eat ▁the ▁offer