[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) › c8.s1.3 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.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\*). - [Previous: c8.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s1.2) - [Next: c8.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s1.4) - [Up: c8.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s1.3) · Pramāṇa