Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s3.2
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s3.2
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c7.s3.2
Asaṅga defined six kinds of *vāda* — (i) *vāda* (utterance in general), (ii) *pravāda* (worldly declarations), (iii) *vivāda* (quarrels), (iv) *apavāda* (rebukes), (v) *anuvāda* (consistency of remarks), and (vi) *avavāda* (precepts, guidelines).⁶³