Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s13.1

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Haribhadrasūri, a Jaina philosopher of his own standing and a great prolific author, whose philosophical contributions have been discussed earlier (see Chaps. 1, 2 and 5), has authored a unique satirical tale — an *ākhyāna* in Prakrit, creating a masterpiece of its own kind. *Dhuttakkhāṇa* is a sheer delight in literary exercise of dispute. The whole concept of *jāti* as given by Gautama in his *Nyāyasūtra* has been utilized by Haribhadra in an imaginative way.