Vijay K. Jain

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 profound Jaina Scripture:

Marketing Management for Small Units (1988). Jain Dharma : Mangal Parichaya (1994). From IIM-Ahmedabad to Happiness (2006). Āchārya Umāsvāmi’s Tattvārthsūtra – with Hindi and English Translation (2011). Āchārya Kundkund’s Samayasāra – with Hindi and English Translation (2012). Shri Amritchandra Suri’s Purusārthasiddhyupāya – with Hindi and English Translation (2012). Ācārya Nemichandra’s Dravyasamgraha – with Authentic Explanatory Notes (2013). Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Istopadeśa – The Golden Discourse (2014). Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Svayambhūstotra – Adoration of the Twenty-four Tīrthankara (2015). Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Āptamīmāmsā (Devāgamastotra) – Deep Reflection On The Omniscient Lord (2016). Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra – The Jewel-casket of Householder’s Conduct (2016). Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Samādhitantram – Supreme Meditation (2017). Ācārya Kundakunda’s Pravacanasāra – Essence of the Doctrine (2018). Ācārya Umāsvāmī’s Tattvārthasūtra – With Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi (2018). Ācārya Kundakunda’s Niyamasāra – The Essence of Soul-adoration (With Authentic Explanatory Notes) (2019). Ācārya Guņabhadra’s Ātmānuśāsana – Precept on the Soul (2019) Ācārya Kundakunda’s Pańcāstikāya-samgraha – With Authentic Explanatory Notes in English (The Jaina Metaphysics) (2020). आचार्य समन्तभद्र विरचित स्तुतिविद्या (जिनशतक अथवा जिनस्तुतिशतं) – Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Stutividya – In Sanskrit and Hindi (2020). आचार्य समन्तभद्र विरचित युक्त्यनुशासन – Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Yuktyanuśāsana – In Sanskrit and Hindi (2020). English translation of: दिगम्बराचार्य विशुद्धसागर विरचित सत्यार्थ-बोध – Ācārya Viśuddhasāgara’s Satyārtha-bodha – Know The Truth (2021). Ācārya Māņikyanandi’s Parīkşāmukha Sūtra – Essence of the Jaina Nyāya आचार्य माणिक्यनन्दि विरचित परीक्षामुख सूत्र (2021). Ācārya Kundakunda’s Bārasa Aņuvekkhā – The Twelve Contemplations आचार्य कुन्दकुन्द विरचित बारस अणुवेक्खा (द्वादश अनुप्रेक्षा, बारह भावना) (2021). Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Bhakti Saṃgraha – Collection of Devotions आचार्य पूज्यपाद विरचित भक्ति संग्रह (2022) Ācārya Kundakunda’s Samayasāra – With Hindi and English Translation; Thoroughly Revised Second Edition, (2022). Ācārya (Muni) Nemicandra’s Dravyasamgraha – With Authentic Explanatory Notes; Thoroughly Revised Second Edition (2022). Ācārya Mānatuṅga’s Bhaktāmara Stotra – With Hindi and English Rendering (2023). Ācārya Kundakunda’s Rayaṇasāra – The Quintessential Jewel (2023). Ācārya Kumudacandra’s Kalyāņamandira Stotra – Adoration of Lord Pārśvanātha (2024). Ācārya Devasena’s Ālāpa Paddhati – The Ways of Verbal Expression (2024).

International Acceptance: Some of these books adorn the shelves of renowned international libraries, including: ● Edinburgh University Library, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ● University of Oxford, United Kingdom ● University of Pennsylvania, United States ● New York University, United States ● Harvard University, Cambridge, United States ● Yale University, New Haven, United States ● University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, United States ● Columbia University Libraries, United States ● University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States ● University of Hawaii, Hamilton Library, Honolulu, United States ● University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States ● University of Michigan, United States ● Northwestern University, United States ● University of Chicago Library, United States ● Library of Congress, Washington, United States ● UC Berkeley Libraries, Berkeley, United States ● Duke University Libraries, United States ● Stanford University Libraries, United States ● Emory University, Atlanta, United States ● University of California Los Angeles, United States ● University of Texas Libraries, United States ● Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Potsdamer Straße, Berlin, Germany ● Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale, Germany ● Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire - Lausanne, site Unithèque, Switzerland ● University of Toronto Robarts Library, Toronto, Canada ● Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg, Germany

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