Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s1.3
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s1.3
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c8.s1.3
The two divergent views — Kevalajñānavāda and Jñānakarmasamuccayavāda — are linked to the diverse visions of human life. The Kevalajñānavāda upheld by Śaṅkarācārya would lead to the lifestyle of *aikāśramya* (absolute asceticism). Jñānakarmasamuccayavāda on the other hand would support *caturāśramya* or *āśramasamuccaya* (theory of a synthesis of all the four *āśramas*).