[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.s9.18 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s9.18 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s9.18 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.18) The Jaina philosophers theoretically upheld non-violence as the highest virtue, but did not leg behind in indulging in the violence of speech in most sarcastic ways. Nor did they lack in the capacity of boasting about their debating skills. Devasūrin (\textsc{ce} 1186–1269) in his \*Syādvādamañjarī\* says: - [Previous: c5.s9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.17) - [Next: c5.s9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.19) - [Up: c5.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9) ## Cites (1) - [Syādvādamañjarī (Hariṣeṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.anuyoga.phil.nyaya.anekanta.syadvadamanjari-harisena) — Hariṣeṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.18) · Pramāṇa