[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.s5.t7.2 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t7.2 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t7.2 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s5.t7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.t7.2) He first asked monk Nāgasena — “Bhante Nāgasena! will you enter into \*saddhi\* (debate) with me?” Nāgasena said — “If you want to have Paṇḍitavāda with me, I will talk to you, but if you want to have Rājavāda with me I will not talk to you.” Asked about the difference between Paṇḍitavāda and Rājavāda, Nāgasena says: - [Previous: c6.s5.t7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.t7.1) - [Next: c6.s5.t7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.t7.3) - [Up: c6.s5.t7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.t7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.t7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.t7.2) · Pramāṇa