A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c5.20

c5.20

Before we proceed further and examine the question of other Gaṇadharas composing a *dvādaśāngī*, we may note that each of the three questions asked by Indrabhūti, is styled as *nisejjā* in Prākṛta³ and *niṣadyā* in Saṃskṛta.⁴ Furthermore, all the three questions are collectively known as *niṣadyātraya* in Saṃskṛta.⁵ Similarly every answer that the Lord gave, goes by the name of *pada* or *mātṛkāpada*⁶ in Saṃskṛta and all collectively, by the name of *tripadī* or *padatrayī* or the like.³