Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s6.t4.6

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Dara Shikoh was not alone in visualizing the harmony and meeting grounds between diverse faiths. Parallel to verbal duals or clashes in debates there were stalwarts seeking resolution of differences and envisaging a unifying approach. A series of Cāturmatasāmarasya works (on the harmony between four tenets) continued with this approach. Appayya Dīkṣita authored *Nayamañjarī*, *Nayamayūkhamālā*, *Nayamaṇimālā* and *Nayamuktāvalī*. These four texts by him taken together are called *Adhikaraṇasāra*. Madhusūdana Sarasvatī also worked with a holistic perspective. The tradition of Sāmarasya-texts has continued till the recent times in the works of Polaga Rama Shastri and Lakshmipuram Shrinivasacharya.