[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c12.3 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c12.3 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c12.3 - **Language:** English ### [c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.3) The practice of Vibhajyavāda adopted by Buddha provided the framework for Anekānta — “the theory of non-one-sidedness” or “the theory of many-sidedness of reality”. It helped in nourishing the plurality in \*vāda\* traditions. The history of intellectual debate between the orthodox schools of Indian philosophy on one hand and the schools of Buddhist philosophy on the other created awareness and brilliance in intellection. - [Previous: c12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.2) - [Next: c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.4) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.3) · Pramāṇa