[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.s2.8 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s2.8 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s2.8 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.8) The debate is of two types from the point of view of purpose — \*sandhāya saṁbhāṣā\* (friendly debate) and \*vigrāhya saṁbhāṣā\* (hostile debate). The former is conducted with a spirit of coordination. The latter is aggressive and involves disputes. Caraka has also used the term \*anuloma saṁbhāṣā\* for the friendly debate.⁴¹ - [Previous: c7.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.7) - [Next: c7.s2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.9) - [Up: c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c7.s2.8) · Pramāṇa