Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s3.3
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c7.s3.3
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c7.s3.3
On the basis of *pratijñā* (thesis) *vāda* is of two kinds — *svabhāva* (*vāda* of intrinsic nature) and *viśeṣa* (*vāda* of particular nature). On the basis of *hetu* it is of eight kinds — (i) *pratijñā* (upholding the thesis), (ii) *hetu* (giving the reason), (iii) *udāharaṇa* (example), (iv) *sārūpya* (similarity of example), (v) *vairūpya* (dissimilarity of example), (vi) *pratyakṣa* (right perception), (vii) *anumāna* (inference), and (viii) *āptāgama* (concluding with reference to the authorities).