Vandin

See also: Kahoda

Vandin was a royal Acharya at court of King Janaka in the Mithila Kingdom.[1] Some documents write his name as Vandi or Bandi.[2] He was a wise pundit, who defeated many Vedic scholars in Shastrarthas held at the court of the King Janaka in Mithila.[3][4] But later he was also defeated by the great Indian philosopher Ashtavakra.[5][6]

Acharya
Vandin
वंदी/बंदी
Personal
ReligionHinduism
Home townVideha
Parent
  • Lord Varuna (father)
RegionMithila region
Alma materAncient Mithila University
Known for
  • Institution of the punishment called as "Jala Samadhi" for the defeated scholars in the Shastrarthas
  • Shastrartha with Acharya Kahoda
  • Shastrartha with Ashtavakra
Other namesVandi
Royal Acharya at the court of King Janaka in Mithila Kingdom
  1. ^ Mukerjee, Radhakamal (2000). Aṣṭāvakragītā (the Song of the Self Supreme): The Classical Text of Ātmādvaita by Aṣṭāvakra. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1367-0.
  2. ^ The Mahabharata: Sections 33 to 44. Penguin Books India. July 2012. ISBN 978-0-14-310015-7.
  3. ^ Sākshātkāra (in Hindi). Ma. Pra. Śāsana Sāhitya Parishad. 2006. p. 192.
  4. ^ Mazumdar, Subash (1988). Who is who in the Mahabharata. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. pp. 26, 38, 137.
  5. ^ Tripathi, Rampratap (1959). Purāṇoṃ kī amara kahānīyām̐ (in Hindi). Sāhitya Bhavana. p. 175.
  6. ^ Śukla, Amaranātha (1997). Bhāratīya saṃskr̥ti kathā kośa (in Hindi). Śubhakāmanā. p. 40.