Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Slovenia and it is followed by more than 1,000 Slovenes, though no official numbers are established as the previous census did not include Buddhism specifically.
[citation needed] As in most European countries, different branches and schools of Buddhism are represented by groups of varying sizes.
There is a Buddhist temple in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia,[1] and a Theravada hermitage in the forested countryside of Goljek near Trebnje.
In Slovenia, the competent administration dealing with religions is the Governmental Office for Religious Community of Republic of Slovenia,[2] and a newly approved regulation has been enacted in 2007.
[3] Buddhist religious communities registered to the Office for Religious Communities of the Government of Slovenia include: On 4 July 2008, an agreement was signed between Dharmaling and the State of Slovenia.