Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t16.10
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t16.10
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c6.s5.t16.10
Biographies of Śaṅkarācārya also describe some other debates he held with the philosophers who became his disciples after being routed in the debates. Amongst them, Padmapāda, the author of *Pañcapādikā* came from Tamil Nadu; whereas Sureśvara was associated with Kāñcī. Sarvajñātman another disciple of Śaṅkara had conquered Jainas in debates.¹⁴⁵