The Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (JVBI) is a deemed-to-be university located at Ladnun in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan, India. Established under the inspiration of Acharya Tulsi of the Shvetambara Terapanth sect of Jainism, the institute is devoted to the academic study of Jainism, Prakrit, non-violence, comparative religion, and allied disciplines, alongside conventional academic programmes.
| Name | Jain Vishva Bharati Institute |
|---|---|
| Type | Deemed-to-be university |
| Location | Ladnun, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, India |
| Inspiration | Acharya Tulsi |
| Affiliation | Jain Vishva Bharati (Shvetambara Terapanth) |
| Country | India |
The institute is part of the wider Jain Vishva Bharati establishment at Ladnun, which functions as a centre for the religious, spiritual, and intellectual activities of the Terapanth tradition. The campus draws scholars, monks (munis and sadhvis), and students engaged in the study of Jain philosophy and Prakrit literature. JVBI was conferred the status of a deemed university by the Government of India, allowing it to award its own degrees.
The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes. Its academic focus includes:
The Science of Living and Preksha Meditation, both developed within the Terapanth tradition, are distinctive features of the institute's curriculum and are taught as integrated systems linking ethics, mental discipline, and physical wellbeing.
The Ladnun campus houses departments, hostels, a library with collections on Jain studies and Prakrit, and facilities for meditation and yoga. The institute hosts seminars and conferences on Jain philosophy, non-violence, and allied subjects, and serves as a hub for research scholars working on the Terapanth tradition and on Acharya Mahapragya's writings on meditation and ethics.
JVBI is one of the few Indian universities specifically oriented towards Jain studies, Prakrit, and non-violence as core academic disciplines. It plays a notable role in preserving and disseminating Jain literary, philosophical, and meditative traditions, and in producing trained scholars in fields where formal academic infrastructure is otherwise limited.