[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) › c6.s3.10 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s3.10 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s3.10 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.10) Besides the royal courts, a hermitage also became a potential venue for holding live debates. The 222^nd chapter of Śāntiparva describes the debates conducted in the assembly of 6,000 sages in the Himalayan region. The debates proceeded on the following questions — 1. what is the nature of this Universe and how was it created?, and 2. what is the nature of \*karma\*? - [Previous: c6.s3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.9) - [Next: c6.s3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.11) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s3.10) · Pramāṇa