Hinduism in Estonia
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From the religious movements of Eastern origin that reached Estonia, beginning from the end of the 1980s, first and foremost were the ones inspired by Hinduism and Buddhism.
Hinduism and Buddhism were registered in the 1990s.
showed 138 Hindus in Estonia.
This includes under the name Hindu 90 people (including 54 Estonians)and under Hare Krishna 48 (including 22 Estonians) http://www.erm.ee/pdf/pro14/plaat.pdf
Hinduism and Buddhism were registered in the 1990s.
Population of Hindus as per 2000 Census
The 2000 census of EstoniaEstonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
showed 138 Hindus in Estonia.
This includes under the name Hindu 90 people (including 54 Estonians)and under Hare Krishna 48 (including 22 Estonians) http://www.erm.ee/pdf/pro14/plaat.pdf
See also
- Hinduism in LithuaniaHinduism in LithuaniaHinduism is a minority religion and a fairly recent development in Lithuania. Hinduism is spread in Lithuania by Hindu organizations: ISKCON, Sathya Sai Baba, Brahma Kumaris and Osho Rajneesh....
- Hinduism in LatviaHinduism in LatviaHinduism in Latvia is a minor religion, spread mainly by ISKCON and Brahma Kumaris.ISKCON started in Latvia in the early eighties. As of April 2006, 11 congregations of Hare Krishna ISKCON are registered in Latvia. In 2005, Hare Krishna gave its membership figures as 127 to the Justice Ministry...
- Hinduism in RussiaHinduism in RussiaHinduism has been spread in Russia primarily due to the work of missionaries from the Vaishnava Hindu organization International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Brahma Kumaris and by itinerant swamis from India...
- Hinduism by countryHinduism by countryThe percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Other sources used were the CIA World Factbook and adherents.com...