Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s19.12

c5.s19.12

⁶ The term *nyāya* was also adopted by Gautama from the social institutions that preferred reasoning. Yājñavalkya says that in case of divergence of opinions or difference in prescriptions, decision should be taken by *nyāya*. *Nyāya* here comprises three facets — the practices of the elders who are reliable, the prevalence and the precedence.