About: Ancient Indian rhetoric

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India's rhetoric could be said to be a link between the West and East. Similar to Greek sophists, some Indian rhetors in the seventh century BCE held public debates on religion to the public's amusement. The Vedic verses, composed over three thousand years ago, use similes, similar to ancient Greek poetry. Indian Buddhist rhetoric places value in calm and humorous discourse.

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  • India's rhetoric could be said to be a link between the West and East. Similar to Greek sophists, some Indian rhetors in the seventh century BCE held public debates on religion to the public's amusement. The Vedic verses, composed over three thousand years ago, use similes, similar to ancient Greek poetry. The ancient Indian epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, include many speeches and debates that are examples of rhetoric. Indian rhetoric utilizes systems of categorization. The Upanishads, a collection of ancient Vedic philosophical dialogues, place some value in categorizing technical terms. Indian Buddhist rhetoric places value in calm and humorous discourse. (en)
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  • India's rhetoric could be said to be a link between the West and East. Similar to Greek sophists, some Indian rhetors in the seventh century BCE held public debates on religion to the public's amusement. The Vedic verses, composed over three thousand years ago, use similes, similar to ancient Greek poetry. Indian Buddhist rhetoric places value in calm and humorous discourse. (en)
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  • Ancient Indian rhetoric (en)
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