Disputation: 1 definition
Introduction:
Disputation means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Disputation was practised by those pursuing the spiritual life in the Hermitages (or Ashrams) of ancient India, as vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 87.20-28: Here is a vivid description of the intellectual and spiritual life in the Aśrama of a Jaina Muni. Uddyotanasūri gives a list of twenty-one methods of study and discussions and approaches to the tenets of religion and philosophy, [e.g., practising the art of disputation] [...]. Also see the description of the hermitage of Divākara Mitra described by Bāṇa in the Harṣacarita.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+118): Hetuvada, Vicarasthala, Vaitandika, Niruha, Sahavada, Vadakama, Vadaprativada, Apohita, Vadavivada, Jalpa, Kondamara, Vadi, Vivadana, Vadapatha, Vadakkhitta, Vadarata, Vadayuddha, Kothedanga, Shanka, Pavadaka.
Relevant text
Search found 71 books and stories containing Disputation; (plurals include: Disputations). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Nikhilananda)
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.5 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.3 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.84 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXXVII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CXXXIV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CCLV < [Mokshadharma Parva]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika sūtras < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
Part 6 - Caraka, Nyāya sūtras and Vaiśeṣika sūtras < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
Part 1 - Comprehension of the philosophical Issues more essential than the Dialectic of controversy < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Vyāsa and the Line of his Disciples < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Historical Survey of Nyāya System < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 10 - Phagmodru Lineage (xiii): bsod nams rgyal mtshan dpal bzang po < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 3c - The Life story of Lha rje zla ba'i 'od zer < [Book 4 - New Traditions of Secret Mantra]
Related products