Hinduism in Scotland

Information about Hinduism in Scotland

Religion in Scotland
Church of Scotland
Roman Catholic Church
Free Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
United Free Church of Scotland
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Associated Presbyterian Churches
Scottish Episcopal Church
Baptist Union of Scotland
Action of Churches Together in Scotland
Scottish Reformation
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism


Hinduism in Scotland is of relatively recent provenance, with the bulk of Scottish Hindus having settled there in the second half of the 20th century. Some Scottish Hindus prefer not to be called 'Asians' [1] as this term is often used to refer to Scotland's Pakistani community, with which there is some friction. They make up approximately 1% of the Scottish population.

Origins

Scotland through British imperialism has had contact with Hindus since the 1600s.

Most Scottish Hindus are of Indian origin, or at least from neighbouring countries, such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Many of these came after Idi Amin's expulsion from Uganda in the 1970s, and some also came from South Africa. There are also a few of Indonesian origin.

Many of these in turn are from the Punjab. Common languages amongst them, other than English include Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and Gujarati.

There are currently Hindu temples in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. ISKCON aka "Hare Krishna" also operates out of Lesmahagow in North Lanarkshire.

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Religion/Denomination Current religion % Religion of upbringing %
Church of Scotland 42.4 2,392,601
No Religion 27.5 887,221
Roman Catholic 15.9 17.5
Other Christian 6.8 8.4
Religion not stated 5.5 8.4
Islam 0.8 0.8
Other Religion 0.
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Church of Scotland

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Classification Protestant
Orientation Mainline
Polity Presbyterian
Founder John Knox
Origin 1560:
Separated from Roman Catholic Church
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Catholic Church in Scotland describes the organisation of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, which is distinct from the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Catholic Church in Ireland.
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Free Church of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor [1] ) is that part of the original Free Church of Scotland that remained outside of the union with the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1900.
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The Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Shaor a leantainn) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination which was formed in January 2000.
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United Free Church of Scotland

Classification Protestant
Orientation Calvinist
Polity Presbyterian
Origin 1900:
Merge of The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and most of the Free Church of Scotland
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Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland

Classification Protestant
Orientation Calvinist
Polity Presbyterian polity
Origin 1892:
Separated from Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)
Separations Associated Presbyterian Churches (separated 1989)

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The Associated Presbyterian Churches (APC) is a small Scottish Christian denomination (with some representation in Canada and New Zealand), formed in 1989 from part of the community of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
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Scottish Episcopal Church (Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba) is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion. It consists of seven dioceses in Scotland.
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Baptist Union of Scotland is an association serving the Baptist churches of Scotland.

Baptists first arrived in Scotland in the 1650s, but their opposition to Oliver Cromwell, as well as stiff opposition to the Baptists by the Reformers and the Parliament of Scotland,
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Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) is an ecumenical grouping of churches and associated organisations in Scotland, founded in 1990. It is the successor to the former Scottish Council of Churches.
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Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and
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The arrival of Islam in Scotland is relatively recent. The bulk of Muslims in Scotland come from families who immigrated during the 20th and 21st century. In Scotland Muslims represent 0.
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Hinduism (known as Hindū Dharma in modern Indian languages[1]
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Motto
Nemo me impune lacessit   (Latin)
"No one provokes me with impunity"
"Cha togar m'fhearg gun dioladh"   
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Motto
اتحاد، تنظيم، يقين محکم
Ittehad, Tanzim, Yaqeen-e-Muhkam   (Urdu)
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Anthem
"Sri Lanka Matha"
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Motto
اتحاد، تنظيم، يقين محکم
Ittehad, Tanzim, Yaqeen-e-Muhkam   (Urdu)
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Motto
जननी जन्मभूमिष्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी   (Sanskrit)
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Anthem
Amar Shonar Bangla
My Golden Bengal


Capital
(and largest city) Dhaka

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Motto
"For God and My Country"
Anthem
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty


Capital Kampala

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Motto
"Bhinneka Tunggal Ika"   (Old Javanese)
"Unity in Diversity"
National ideology: Pancasila[1]
Anthem
Indonesia Raya
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Punjab pronunciation   (help info ) (Punjabi: ਪੰ
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Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
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Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
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