[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) › c5.s1.2 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1.2) 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 - [Previous: c5.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1.1) - [Next: c5.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1.3) - [Up: c5.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1.2) · Pramāṇa