Hinduism in Slovenia

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]

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"Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,
Hare Rama Hare Rama,
Rama Rama Hare Hare"

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 euros from the government.[4]

Demographics

220 Hindus live in Slovenia, with 70 belonging to the Hindu Religious Community in Slovenia and 150 belonging to the Society for Krishna Consciousness.[5]

Yoga in Daily Life

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

  • 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.
  2. "Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije - dLib.si". www.dlib.si. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. "Religious communities in Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2007-01-05.
  4. "Worldwide religious news". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2014-09-01.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-VNL24FNV/ Archived 2016-11-28 at the Wayback Machine?


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