Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s1.2
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s1.2
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During Vedic period (before 600 BCE) the term *brahmodya* was used in the sense of *vāda*. K. Satchidananda Murty rightly suggests that “the oldest word used in the Vedic literature for the discussion of philosophical/theological problems is *brahmodya*”.¹¹ *Brahmodya*¹² is the technical name for the assemblies for holding discussions, debates and dialogues on ontological or epistemological issues.¹³