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
Chinatowns in Europe re-established since the 2010s. The city hosts the biennial high-level conference "" and also has a major Chinese consulate at "Elbchaussee" 268 in Othmarschen since 1921. Shanghai is a sister city of Hamburg. Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, has seen an influx of Chinese primarily from the Yunnan province since 2002. Its Chinatown is located in the western end of the city within its Second District. Most of the residents speak Mandarin and are primarily involved in the city's wholesale trade of goods. The country has had a very small Chinese population since World War II, but most of the