[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.s6.3 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s6.3 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s6.3 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s6.3) Scholastic debates were fiercely conducted for the propagation of religious order. Jñānasambandhar, a Naynār and a Śaiva saint, is said to have defeated the Jainas in a public debate and converted Pāṇḍya rulers of Mathurā.¹⁵² - [Previous: c6.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s6.2) - [Next: c6.s6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s6.4) - [Up: c6.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s6.3) · Pramāṇa