Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s5.1

c10.s5.1

Rājaśekhara’s views on knowledge systems and argumentative philosophies have been referred earlier (see Chap. 2). He had modelled his *Kāvyamīmāṁsā* on Kauṭilya’s *Arthaśāstra*, so that the whole text is designed in the *vāda* style. He states various prima- facie views and then expounds his view. He refers to various views under the denominations such as *tad āhuḥ* (as they say), *iti ācāryāḥ* (thus speak the masters), *iti apare* (the others say this), *iti kecit* (some say so), or he will cite the names of the theorists. For example, his discourse on *vidyās* may be cited.¹⁶