Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.t7.8

c6.s5.t7.8

Sometimes the debates turned into secret talks, not to be made public. For this both the debaters had to be highly proficient in their own branch of learning. Earlier this had happened in the debates of scholars with Yājñavalkya. During the course of prolonged discussions between Monk Nāgasena and King Milinda, both the discussants felt the needs to move to a secluded place. Milinda prepared for such a debate after observing eight vows for seven days,¹⁰⁴ and then sought a meeting with the monk in a completely secluded place where they might not be disturbed.