page_title: Jainism in Europe
hierarchical_section_title: Jainism in Europe
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Antwerpen, district Wilrijk. Jaïn-tempel aan de Laarstraat. Français&#160;: Anvers, Belgique. Temple jaïn dans le district de Wilrijk.
context_page_description: The credit of introducing Jainism to the West goes to a German scholar Hermann Jacobi who translated some Jain literature and published it in the series 'Sacred Books of East' in 1884.
  In Europe, the largest Jain populations are in Britain with a population of about 25,000.
  Jains living outside India belong to various traditions, Digambara, Shvetambara, Terapanthi, Sthanakvasi, Shrimad Rajchandra are all represented. In many cases, they gather and worship together in spite of sectarian differences.
context_section_description: The credit of introducing Jainism to the West goes to a German scholar Hermann Jacobi who translated some Jain literature and published it in the series 'Sacred Books of East' in 1884.
  In Europe, the largest Jain populations are in Britain with a population of about 25,000 (as of 2006).
  Jains living outside India belong to various traditions, Digambara, Shvetambara, Terapanthi, Sthanakvasi, Shrimad Rajchandra are all represented. In many cases,  they gather and worship together in spite of sectarian differences.
caption: Jain temple in Antwerp, Belgium
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