Jainism in Europe Mahavir and Nakoda Bhairavji Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur also have UK centres in Leicester, London and Manchester. Jainism A Way of Life by Vinod Kapashi Jainism in Europe 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
Itinerant groups in Europe Itinerant groups in Europe Traveller peoples in Europe and the British Isles, including both Indigenous Travellers and Romani people. There are a number of traditionally itinerant or travelling groups in Europe who are known as "travellers" or "gypsies". The largest of these groups are the Romani people, of Indian origin, who entered Europe in the 14th–15th century; this includes the Sinti people, who are themselves the second largest group. The third largest group in Europe is the Yenish, an indigenous Germanic group. The origins of the indigenous itinerant groups are unclear. They have been assumed to have taken up the