Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s1.35

c6.s1.35

1. *Praśna*: questioning to initiate a dialogue,
2. *Anupraśna*: counter-questions arising out of the discussions on the preliminary query,
3. *Anatipraśnanivāraṇa*: avoiding too much questioning which leads to the sidetracking of the issue itself,
4. *Vyākhyā*: detailed explanation of the theory,
5. *Anuvyākhyā*: further explanations,
6. *Dṛṣṭānta*: illustration,
7. *Ākhyāyikā*: narrating a story as an exposition of the theory, and
8. *Ūrdhvapravacana*: deciphering the extant of learning that has already been acquired by a disciple, so that discussion be carried on after it.