Jain Temples in the West

Jain temples in the West came about after the Oshwal and Jain diaspora spread to the West in the late 1970s and 1980s, tho the first Jain temple to be built outside India was constructed and consecrated in the 1960s in Mombasa Kenya.

Australia

* [http://www.melbournejainsangh.org/ Melbourne Shwetambar Jain Sangh]

Belgium

*Wilrijk-Antwerp

Canada

*The [http://www.jsotcanada.org/ Jain Society of Toronto] in Toronto, Ontario has the largest number of members in Canada.
*The Sri Jain Mandir in Toronto, Ontario
*The Jain Society of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta
*The Montreal Jain Samaj in Montreal, Quebec
*The Jain Center of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia
*The Jain Association of Ottawa-Carleton

Kenya

*Mombasa

United Kingdom

*The [http://www.jaincentre.com/ Jain Centre] in Leicester, England, the first Jain Temple consecrated in the Western world.
*The [http://www.oshwal.org/ Oshwal Centre] in Potters Bar, England, the only traditional Jain Temple in Europe.

United States

*The JSOU in North Bergen, New Jersey
*The [http://www.siddhachalam.org/ Siddhachalam, International Mahavir Jain Mission Temple] in Blairstown, New Jersey
*The [http://www.jaincenternj.org/ Jain Center of North New Jersey] (Caldwell area) in Essex Fells, New Jersey
*The [http://www.jaincenternj.org/html/projectdetail.htm/ Jain Center of Central New Jersey] (Edison area) in Franklin Township, New Jersey temple is under construction.
*The [http://www.jainsangh.org/ Jain Center of South New Jersey] (Chery Hill area) in Pennsauken, New Jersey
*The [http://www.nyjaincenter.org/ Jain Center of America] (Jackson Heights area) in Elmhurst, New York
*The [http://www.lijaincenter.org/ Long Island Jain Center] (Hicksville area) in Plainview, New York
*The [http://www.jcgb.org/ Jain Center of Greater Boston-Southern Massachusetts] in Norwood, Massachusetts
*The [http://jsne.org/ Jain Center of New England-Northern Massachusetts] in Woburn, Massachusetts
*The [http://www.jcnc.org/ Jain Center of Northern California ] (San Jose area) in Milpitas, California
*The [http://www.jaincenter.net/newsite/ Jain Center of Southern California] (Anaheim area) in Buena Park, California
*The [http://www.jsmconline.org/ Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago] (Schaumburg area) in Bartlett, Illinois
*The [http://www.jainwi.org/ Jain Center of Milwaukee] in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
*The [http://www.jain-temple.org/ Jain Society of Greater Detroit] in Farmington Hills, Michigan
*The [http://www.jsgc.org/ Jain Society of Greater Cleveland] in Cleveland, Ohio
*The [http://www.jcoco.org/ Jain Center of Central Ohio] in Columbus, Ohio
*The [http://cincinnati.eknazar.com/YellowPages/viewListings.php?categoryID=4 Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton] in Cincinnati, Ohio
*The [http://www.jainsocietydc.org/ Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington] in Silver Spring, Maryland
*The [http://www.jsgatemple.org/ Jain Center of Greater Atlanta] in Atlanta, Georgia
*The [http://jsocf.org/ Jain Society of Orlando in Central Florida] at Altamonte Springs, Florida
*The [http://www.jainvishwabharati.org/contactus.htm/ Jain Vishwabharti of Orlando] in Orlando, Florida
*The [http://www.jain-houston.org/ Jain Society of Houston] in Houston, Texas
*The [http://dfwjains.org/ Jain Society of Dallas-Fort Worth in North Texas] at Richardson, Texas
*The [http://jcgp.org/ Jain Center of Greater Phoenix] at Phoenix, Arizona

Jain and Hindu Temples combined

*The [http://www.achindutemple.org/ Vaikunth Hindu Jain Temple of Atlantic City] in Pomona, New Jersey
*The [http://www.samarpantemple.org/ Samarpan Hindu Jain Temple ] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*The [http://www.hindutemple-allentown.org/ Hindu Jain Temple ] in Allentown, Pennsylvania
*The [http://www.hindujaintemple.org/ Hindu Jain Temple of Pittsburgh] in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
*The [http://www.haritemple.org/deities.htm Hindu Jain Temple of Harrisburg] in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
*The [http://www.baltimoretemple.org/ Hindu Jain Temple of Greater Baltimore] in Finksburg, Maryland
*The [http://www.jainova.org/ Hindu Jain Temple of Northern Virginia] in Chantilly, Virginia
*The [http://www.augustahts.org/ Hindu Jain Temple] in Augusta, Georgia
*The [http://www.hindutemplesc.org/ Hindu Jain Temple] in Columbia, South Carolina
*The [http://www.kytemple.org/mahavir.html Hindu Jain Temple] in Louisville, Kentucky
*The [http://www.hindujaintemplestlouis.org/ Hindu Jain Temple] in St. Louis, Missouri
*The [http://www.htccofkc.org/deities.htm Hindu Jain Temple] in Kansas City, Kansas
*The [http://www.hinduheritage.org/ Hindu Jain Temple] in Peoria, Illinois
*The [http://www.hindutemplelv.org/ Hindu Jain Temple] in Las Vegas, Nevada
*The [http://www.valleyhindutemple.com/ Hindu Jain Temple of Reseda] in Los Angeles, California
*The [http://www.cvhts.org/Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple] in Middletown, Connecticut
*The [http://www.hindusamajtemple.org/ Hindu Samaj Temple Ducthess County] in Wappingers Falls, New York

External links

*http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainsoc.html
*http://www.jaina.org/