JAIN VISHVA BHARATI INSTITUTE
JAIN VISHVA BHARATI INSTITUTE Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (JVBI) was established with the inspiration of Gurudev Tulsi in Ladnun, Dist Nagaur, Rajasthan. In 1991, Government of India notified JVBI as Deemed to be University under Section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. Gurudev Shri Tulsi remained its first constitutional Anushasta (moral and spiritual guide) followed by Acharya Shri Mahaprajna as its second Anushasta. The emblem of the institute is s conch or the ‘Shankha’ which is considered sacred in Hinduism as the emblem of Lord Vishnu and Buddhism is placed on a pedestal in orange colour. It is also known as ‘panchajanya’ and used for spreading the message and for invocation. At the bottom its motto in Sanskrit ‘णाणस्स सारमायारो’ meaning ‘Let the Voice of Peace, Nonviolence and Harmony Spread Throughout the World’ is written. The colour orange symbolises energy, vitality, creativity, inspiration, joy and happiness.