Buddhist religious communities registered to the Office for Religious Communities of the Government of Slovenia include: •
Buddhist Congregation Dharmaling, registered in 2003. This organization is active also in
Hungary,
Austria,
Russia,
Romania,
France,
India. This community has a resident
Lama, recognised
Tulku,
Shenphen Rinpoche. On 4 July 2008, an agreement was signed between
Dharmaling and the State of Slovenia. This is first agreement signed with a Buddhist Community in Slovenia. • Buddha-Dharma, registered in 1995. The following smaller associations also exist in Slovenia: •
Shambhala Buddhism group Ljubljana • Yeshe Khorlo group (
Nyingma branch of
Tibetan Buddhism) • Phowa group (focused on the practice of
phowa, under the guidance of Ayang Rinpoche, a renowned Phowa Master) • Association of Theravada Buddhism Bhavana ("Društvo theravadskih budistov, Bhavana") • Samanadipa Forest Hermitage, founded in 2016. It is associated with the
Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. This community has a resident monk, Ajahn Hiriko. • Slovene Buddhist Association Madyamika ("Slovensko budistično društvo Madyamika, Srednja pot") • Zen group ==Notes==