By Japan K Pathak
87-year old Shree Jambu Vijay Ji Maharaj Saheb who died in a road accident today was not only a Jain Monk
but was Guru of numerous scholars from various universities across the world
Shri Jambu Vijay Ji dedicated his life for preservation of manuscripts, reproduction and protection of ancient
treasure of knowledge. He could read 18 languages. Thanks to his efforts, Jain manuscripts in Patan(Gujarat)
Gyan Bhandar are very well protected and scanned for further circulation.
Whether a Japanese girl from Hiroshima University or an Italian lady from German University, or an author of a
book on Jainism from U.S, they all had to come to Shri Jambu Vijay Ji Maharaj Saheb to get the authentic
knowledge of Jainism and Buddhism.
In 2007, Italian scholar Michel stayed 2 months in a small village near Rann of Kutch to get authentic guidance
for her study on Jainism from Shri Jambu Vijay Ji Maharaj who was staying there for Chaturmas. Michel
became permanently vegetarian and started chanting Jain Navkar Mantra every day during her stay. Today
Michell is in Italy, but she orders Gujarati Khakhara from Ahmedabad to continue her pledge of being vegetarian
as there are few choices for vegetarians in Italy.
Shri Jambu Vijay Ji had visited northern India’s Badrinath teerth after 3,000 km walk.
Shree Jambu Vijay Ji Maharaj, disciple of Shri Bhuvan Bhanu Ji Maharaj worked almost all their life in the
compilation and publication of our ancient Jain Agam literature. Many learned scholars worked under the
leadership of Shri Jambu Vijay Ji Maharaj in the compilation and publication of Jainism’s most authentic literary
‘treasure. The partial list of such scholars are, Muni Shri Dharmachandvijay, Late Pundit Shri Bechardas Doshi,
Late Pundit Shri Amrutlal Bhojak, Late Pundit Shri Dalsukh Malvania, Dr. Sagarmal Jain, Dr. Nagin Shah, Late Dr.
Harivallabh Bhayani, Pundit Rupendra Pagariya, Pundit Suresh Sisodiya, Dr. V M Kulkarni, and Dr. Vasudevsharan
Agrawal.
