Jainism in the West
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Jainism is a religion that has traditionally been confined to the Indian sub-continent and parts of the middle east. However, with immigration policies being liberalised along with increasing multiculturalism in western countries, local Jain populations are rising (especially in Northern America).
In the United States and Canada populations stand at around 100,000 (as of 2007)[1] In Europe, Jain populations are centred in England with a population of about 25,000 (as of 1992)[2]
The majority of Jains living outside of India belong to the Digambara sect.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Federation of Jain Associations in North America - JAINA.org
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lQMurMhRtfIC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=united+states+census+jains&source=web&ots=U9JlEnvg_T&sig=W-llr7An89fxCqhWQrtTfQObsFs
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lQMurMhRtfIC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=united+states+census+jains&source=web&ots=U9JlEnvg_T&sig=W-llr7An89fxCqhWQrtTfQObsFs#PPA56,M1
