[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) › c7.s2.26 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s2.26 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s2.26 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.26) In the terminology of Dharmakīrti, \*sandhāya saṁbhāṣā\* (friendly debate) and \*vigrāhya saṁbhāṣā\* (hostile debate) are known as \*tattvabubhutsuvāda\* (debate with the desire to seek the truth) and \*vijigīṣuvāda\* (debate with the desire for winning). - [Previous: c7.s2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.25) - [Next: c7.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s3.1) - [Up: c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.26) · Pramāṇa