Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s4.1
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s4.1
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c5.s4.1
Asaṅga has described six types of court rooms for holding the *vādas*: (i) *rājakula* — the royal palace, (ii) *yuktakula* — the residence of some officer, (iii) *parṣatsattvā* — assembly, (iv) *dharmārthakuśala-śramaṇabrāhmaṇa-* vāsa — the places where the śramaṇas are available, (v) residence of brāhmaṇas adept in *dharma* or brāhmaṇas adept in *dharma* are available, (vi) *dharmārthakarmasattvā* — places where persons desirous of learning *dharma* are present.