Vijay K. Jain (Jainism Scholar)

Having had his schooling from Mhow and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Vijay K. Jain (b. 1951) did his graduation in Electronics Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, and Post-Graduation in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

An independent researcher, Vijay K. Jain has authored several books, and translated into English a number of Sacred Jaina Texts composed by our Most Worshipful Ancient-Preceptors (purvacarya):

• Marketing Management for Small Units (1988).
• Jain Dharma: Mangala Paricaya - जैन धर्म: मंगल परिचय - (1994).
• From IIM-Ahmedabad to Happiness (2006).
• Acharya Umasvami's Tattvärthsutra - with Hindi and English Translation (2011).
• Acharya Kundkund's Samayasara - with Hindi and English Translation (2012).
• Shri Amritchandra Suri's Purusarthasiddhyupaya - with Hindi and English Translation (2012).
• Acarya Nemichandra's Dravyasamgraha - with Authentic Explanatory Notes (2013).
• Acarya Půjyapada's Istopadesa - The Golden Discourse (2014).
• Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra - Adoration of the Twenty-four Tirthankara (2015).
• Acarya Samantabhadra's Aptamimamsa (Devägamastotra) - Deep Reflection On The Omniscient Lord (2016).
• Acarya Samantabhadra's Ratnakarandaka-śravakacara - The Jewel-casket of Householder's Conduct (2016).
• Ãcarya Püjyapada's Samadhitantram - Supreme Meditation (2017).
• Acarya Kundakunda's Pravacanasara - Essence of the Doctrine (2018).
• Acarya Umasvami's Tattvärthasütra - With Explanation in English from Acarya Pujyapada's Sarvärthasiddhi (2018).
• Acarya Kundakunda's Niyamasara - The Essence of Soul-adoration (With Authentic Explanatory Notes) (2019).
• Acarya Gunabhadra's Atmanusasana - Precept on the Soul (2019).
• Acarya Kundakunda's Pancastikaya-samgraha - With Authentic Explanatory Notes in English (The Jaina Metaphysics) (2020).
• आचार्य समन्तभद्र विरचित स्तुतिविद्या (जिनशतक अथवा जिनस्तुतिशतं) - Acarya Samantabhadra's
• Stutividya - In Sanskrit and Hindi (2020).
• आचार्य समन्तभद्र विरचित युक्त्यनुशासन - Acarya Samantabhadra's Yukryanusasana - In Sanskrit and Hindi (2020).
• English translation of: दिगम्बराचार्य विशुद्धसागर विरचित सत्यार्थ-बोध - Acarya Visuddhasagaru's Satyartha-bodha - Know The Truth (2021).
• Acarya Manikyanandi's Parikşämukha Sütra - Essence of the Jaina Nyaya (2021).
• Acarya Kundakunda's Barasa Amurvekkha - The Twelve Contemplations (2021).
• Acarya Pujyapada's Bhakti Samgraha - Collection of Devotions (2022).
• Acarya Kundakunda's Samayasara - With Hindi and English Translation; Thoroughly Revised Second Edition, (2022).
• Acarya (Muni) Nemicandra's Dravyasamgraha - With Authentic Explanatory Notes; Thoroughly Revised Second Edition (2022).
• Acarya Manatunga's Bhaktamara Stotra - With Hindi and English Rendering (2023).
• Acarya Kundakunda's Rayanasara - The Quintessential Jewel (2023).
• Acarya Kumudacandra's Kalyanamandira Stotra - Adoration of Lord Pärśvanätha (2024).
• Acarya Devasena's Alapa Paddhati - The Ways of Verbal Expression (2024).
• Acarya Vadiraja's Ekibhava Stotra (Anecdotal story - quelling leprosy) (2024).

Mr. Jain is the proprietor of Vikalp Printers, a small, high-end printing and publishing firm based in Dehradun, India.
International Acceptance:

Some of these books adorn the shelves of renowned international libraries including:

• Edinburgh University Library, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Library of Congress, Washington, United States
• UC Berkeley Libraries, Berkeley, United States
• University of Oxford, United Kingdom
• Duke University Libraries, United States
• University of Pennsylvania, United States
• Stanford University Libraries, United States
• New York University, United States
• Emory University, Atlanta, United States
• Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
• University of California Los Angeles, United States
• Yale University, New Haven, United States
• University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, United States
• University of Texas Libraries, United States
• Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Potsdamer StraBe, Berlin, Germany
• Columbia University Libraries, United States
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
• Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen- Anhalt / Zentrale, Germany
• University of Hawaii, Hamilton Library, Honolulu, United States
• Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire - Lausanne, site Unithèque, Switzerland
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
• University of Toronto Robarts Library, Toronto, Canada
• University of Michigan, United States
• Northwestern University, United States
• Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg, Germany
• University of Chicago Library, United States