Acarya Samantabhadra’s Svayambhustotra: Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara

 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.

Mr. Jain had been associated, as a visiting faculty teaching marketing management and entrepreneurship, with several institutions including National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), and University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee). He is an Ex-President of Dehradun Management Association.

He has written/edited several books:

Marketing Management for Small Units, Management Publishing Co. (1988).

Jain Dharma: Mangal Parichaya, Management Publishing Co., (1994).

From IIM-Ahmedabad to Happiness, Vikalp Printers, Dehradun, (2006).

Acharya Umasvami’s Tattvarthsutra – with Hindi and English Translation, Vikalp Printers, Dehradun, (2011).

Acharya Kundkund’s Samayasara – with Hindi and English Translation, Vikalp Printers, Dehradun, (2012).

Shri Amritchandra Suri’s Purusharthasiddhyupaya – with Hindi and English Translation, Vikalp Printers, Dehradun, (2012).

Acarya Nemichandra’s Dravyasamgraha – with Authentic Explanatory Notes, Vikalp Printers, Dehradun, (2013).

Acarya Pujyapada’s Istopadesa – The Golden Discourse, Vikalp Printers, Dehradun, (2014).

Acarya Samantabhadra’s Svayambhustotra – Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara