نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
The question and answer technique is a literary device that has been used in the literature of various nations to convey concepts and is also one of the oldest methods used in the literary tradition of Indo-Europeans. This technique can be found in the most ancient texts of these people such as the Rig Veda, the Gathas, the Iliad and the Odyssey and German epic poetry. Meanwhile, Buddhist writing seems to contain the most use of the Q&A pattern which is evident in their written tradition. Saṅghāṭasūtra is one the Buddhist texts whose versions are available in Khotanese (one of the Eastern Middle Iranian languages). This pattern is also found in other Iranian texts. This paper classifies the question and answer method into different categories accompanied by specific examples from Iranian and Buddhist texts.
