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Uttaradhyayan as in Uttaradhyayan there is a tendency of avoiding this consonant. Rishibhāshit also abundently uses word-forms like, Janati, Paritappati, Gachchhati, Vijjati, Vijjati, Pavattati, etc this also confirms the antiquity of this work in context to both, subject and language.
The historic background of Rishis of Rishibhāshit:
It is clearly established fact, that most of the Rishis of Rishibhāshit were not connected with Jain tradition. The adjectives like Brahmin Parivrājak indicate that they were from non-Jain traditions. Also, some names like Dev-narad, Asit-deval, Angiras Bhardwaj, Yajnavalkya, Bahuk. Vidur, Warishen Krishna, Dvaipayan, Aruni. Uddalak, Narayan has been popular in Vedic tradition and their teachings are intact in Upanishads, Mahabharat, and Hindi Puranas even today. The names of Dev-narad, Angiras Bharadvaj, Dvaipayan also find their mention in Sutrakritanga, Aupapatik, Antkritdasha etc. Besides Rishibhāshit in Jain tradition, these names are also found in Buddhist Tripitak literature. Similarly, Vajjiyaputra, Mahakashyap, and Sariputra are famous personalities of Buddllist tradition and are mentioned in Tripitak literature. Mankhaliputta, Ramputta, Ambad (Ambashta), Sanjaya (VelatthiPutta) are such names which belong to independent Sramanic traditions and their mention can be found both in Jain and Buddhist traditions. Prof. C. S. Upasak, in his article “Isibhasiyam and Pali Buddhist Texts: A Study” has discussed in details those Rishis of Rishibhāshit who have been mentioned in Buddhist literature. This article has been published in Pt Dalsukh Malvania Abhinandan Granth. Parshwa and Vardhaman are the famous names of, twenty third and twenty fourth Teerthankars of Jain tradition. Adrak is also found in Sutrakritanga besides Rishibhāshit. Besides these, Valkalchiri, Kummaputta, Ketaliputta, Tetaliputta, Bhayali, Indranaag are the names most of whom are mentioned in Isimandal and other Jain works.
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