Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s6.18
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s6.18
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Bhoja represents a very important turning point in *rasa* discourse. He establishes an equation between *rasa* and *abhimāna* (ego) and between the identification of self (*ahaṁkāra*) and *śṛṅgāra*. He does not strictly adhere to the theory of eight or nine *rasas* as well. He suggests some new *rasas*. The new *rasas* proposed by Bhoja are — *udātta* with *mati* (wisdom) as its *sthāyī bhāva* and *kṣobha*.