Hinduism in Slovenia

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Hinduism is a minority religion in Slovenia.[1] ISKCON was registered in Slovenia in 1983 and The Hindu Religious Community in Slovenia was registered in 2003 in Ljubljana[2][3]

There were 620 (0.03%) Hindus in Slovenia as of 2013.[4]

International Society for Krishna Consciousness[]

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Slovene: Skupnost za zavest Krišne), more commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement, was registered in Slovenia in 1983[3] and has a religious centre in Ljubljana. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Slovenia has an agreement with the state, and has received about €1,500 from the government.[5]

Demographics[]

Historical Population
YearPop.±%
2007500—    
2013620+24.0%
Year Percent Increase
2007 0.02% -
2013 0.03% +0.01%

620 Hindus live in Slovenia, with:[6]

  • 70 belonging to the Hindu Religious Community in Slovenia
  • 150 belonging to the Society for Krishna Consciousness
  • 70 belonging to Yoga in Daily Life
  • 60 belonging to Esoteric School of Tantra ‘Vama Marga’ – Kriya Tantra Yoga
  • 20 belonging to Namaste Society (Yoga studio Sadhana)
  • 20 belonging to Satya Society
  • 50 belonging to Sahaya Yoga
  • 10 belonging to Suryashakti Yoga Center
  • 50 belonging to The Art of Living
  • 40 belonging to the Transcendental Meditation – Ljubljana Transcendental Meditation Society
  • 50 belonging to the Sai Baba – Sathya Sai Baba Society for the Development of Human Values
  • 20 belonging to Sri Chinmoj Centre
  • 10 belonging to the Osho Information Center.

Yoga in Daily Life[]

Yoga in Daily Life (Slovene: Društvo Joga v vsakdanjem življenju) has eleven centres in Slovenia.[citation needed]

  • Centre one - Ljubljana
  • Centre two - Maribor
  • Centre three - Kranj
  • Centre four - Novo Mesto
  • Centre five - Domžale
  • Centre six - Yoga Center Celje Petrovče
  • Centre seven - Koper
  • Centre eight - Nova Gorica
  • Centre nine - Škofja Loka
  • Centre ten - Popetre
  • Centre eleven - Ribnica

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Črnič, Aleš (March 2009). "Cult versus Church Religiosity: Comparative Study of Hare Krishna Devotees and Catholics in Slovenia". Social Compass. 56 (1): 117–135. doi:10.1177/0037768608100346. ISSN 0037-7686. S2CID 145689560.
  2. ^ "Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije - dLib.si". www.dlib.si. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. ^ a b "Religious communities in Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2007-01-05.
  4. ^ "Religious pluralisation in Slovenia". dlib.si. Archived 28 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Worldwide religious news". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2014-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Religious pluralisation in Slovenia". dlib.si. Archived 28 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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