Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t16.1
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t16.1
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c6.s5.t16.1
In the biographies of Śaṅkarācārya, the debates occurring between him and the representatives of rival schools of philosophy are called *vāda*s. His journey for *vāda*, also known as his *digvijaya* in later literary tradition, is said to cover almost each and every part of the whole country. Descriptions of his debates with some of his contemporaries — Maṇḍana Miśra, Umveka, Padmapāda, etc. — are available.