List of English Translations / Introductions of Jain Scriptures (alongwith links for pdf)
Disclaimer: This list is not exhaustive.
| Sr. No. | Title | Author | Translator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Āptamīmāmsā (आप्तमीमांसा) | Ācārya Samantabhadra | Nagin Shah / Saratchandra Ghoshal / Vijay K. Jain |
| 2. | Ātmānuśāsana (आत्मानुशासन) | Ācārya Guṇabhadra | J. L. Jaini / Vijay K. Jain |
| 3. | Dravyasamgraha (द्रव्यसंग्रह) | Ācārya Nemichandra | Vijay K. Jain / Saratchandra Ghoshal |
| 4. | Gommaṭasāra Jīvakāṇḍa (गोम्मटसार जीवकाण्ड) | Ācārya Nemichandra | J. L. Jaini |
| 5. | Gommaṭasāra Karmakāṅḍa (गोम्मटसार कर्मकाण्ड) | Ācārya Nemichandra | J. L. Jainivol. 1(upto gāthā 397) / J. L. Jainivol. 2(gāthā 398 onwards) |
| 6. | Iṣṭopadeśa (इष्टोपदेश) | Ācārya Pūjyapāda | Vijay K. Jain |
| 7. | Laghutattvasphoṭa (लघुतत्त्वस्फोट) | Ācārya Amr̥tacandra | Padmanabh S. Jaini |
| 8. | Mokshmargprakashak (मोक्षमार्गप्रकाशक) | Acharyakalp Todarmal | Hemchand Jain |
| 9. | Niyamasāra (नियमसार) | Ācārya Kundakunda | Uggar Sain Jain / Vijay K Jain |
| 10. | Nyāyadīpikā (न्यायदीपिका) | Ācārya Dharmabhūṣaṇa Yati | Itaru Wakiryo |
| 11. | Nyāyāvatāra (न्यायावतार) | Ācārya Siddhasena Divākara | A N Upadhye / Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana / Satya Ranjan Banerjee / P L Vaidya |
| 12. | Pañcāstikāya-samayasāra (पंचास्तिकाय-समयसार) | Ācārya Kundakunda | A. Chakravarti (alongwith commentary based on Samayavyākhyā) / Vijay K Jain |
| 13. | Parīkṣāmukham (परीक्षामुखम्) | Ācārya Māṇikyanandi | Saratchandra Ghoshal / Vijay K. Jain |
| 14. | Parmatma Prakash (परमात्म प्रकाश) | Ācārya Yogīndradeva | Rickhabb Dass Jain1 / Rickhabb Dass Jain2 |
| 15. | Pravachanasāra (प्रवचनसार) | Ācārya Kundakunda | Jagdish Prasad Jain {along with commentary - Tattvadīpikā (तत्त्वदीपिका)} / Vijay K. Jain |
| 16. | Puruṣārthasiddyupāya (पुरुषार्थसिद्ध्युपाय) | Ācārya Amr̥tacandra | Vijay K. Jain / Ajit Prasad Jain |
| 17. | Ratnakaraṇḍa Śrāvakācāra (रत्नकरण्ड श्रावकाचार) | Ācārya Samantabhadra | Champat Rai Jain / Vijay K. Jain / Willem Bollée |
| 18. | Samādhitantram (समाधितन्त्रम्) | Ācārya Pūjyapāda | Vijay K. Jain |
| 19. | Samayasāra (समयसार) | Ācārya Kundakunda | A. Chakravarti {alongwith commentary based on Ātmakhyāti (आत्मख्याति)} / J. L. Jaini / Vijay K. Jain / J. Zaveri |
| 20. | Sanmati Tarka (सन्मति तर्क) | Ācārya Siddhasena Divākara | A. B. Athavle and A. S. Gopani |
| 21. | Sarvārthasiddhi (सर्वार्थसिद्धि) | Ācārya Pūjyapāda | S. Appandai Jain |
| 22. | Svarūpa Sambodhanam (स्वरूपसंबोधनम्) | Ācārya Akalaṅkadeva | Nagin Shah / Devendra Goyal |
| 23. | Svayambhū Stotra (स्वयम्भू स्तोत्र) | Ācārya Samantabhadra | Vijay K. Jain / Devendra Goyal - both the translators have provided Hindi as well as English translations of the text. |
| 24. | Syādvāda Mañjarī (स्याद्वाद-मंजरी) | Ācārya Malliṣeṇasūri | F. W. Thomas |
| 25. | Tattvārtha Sūtra (तत्त्वार्थसूत्र) | Ācārya Umāsvāmī | Nathmal Tatia (That Which Is) / Vijay K Jain (with explanation based on Sarvārthasiddhi) / K. K. Dixit / Vijay K. Jain |
| 26. | Vasunandin’s Śrāvakācāra (वसुनन्दि श्रावकाचार) (57-205) | Ācārya Vasunandin | Signe Kirde |
- Most of the books are from Jain eLibrary (jainelibrary.org) which would require a sign in to download them.
- In case of multiple translations, have linked them to respective translators in one row only.
- Have restricted this list to only मूलग्रन्थ written by Acharyas (including Pt. Todarmal Ji). There are many other scholarly books written by various authors in English and are available on Jain eLibrary.
- All the works by Vijay K. Jain include both - Hindi as well as English translation along with the Sanskrit / Prakrit Text.
- Kindly comment below in case you find any other work translated in English. Will add to the above list.
- Kindly notify in case of any errors or broken links.
Edit 1: Found another translation of Ātmānuśāsana, Niyamasāra and Pañcāstikāya-saṃgraha, That Which Is - Tattvārtha Sūtra (Nathmal Tatia); Tattvārtha Sūtra (Vijay K. Jain); Svarūpa Saṃbodhana and Nyāyāvatāra (Satya Ranjan Banerjee); and Ratnakaraṇḍa Śrāvakācāra (Willem Bollée), Parīkṣāmukha Sūtra (Vijay K. Jain).
Edit 2: Nyāyāvatāra and Bibliographic survey of Siddhasena’s works (A N Upadhye); Gommaṭasāra Karmakāṇḍa, vol. 2.
Edit 3: Added another translation of Samayasāra (J. Zaveri).
Edit 4: Nyāyāvatāra (P L Vaidya)