The first Croatian Buddhist group was founded in Zagreb in 1992. It is estimated that there are about 1000 Buddhists in Croatia in 2005. The Buddhist group Dharmaloka in Zagreb is the only governmental-registered Buddhist group in Croatia. Dharmaloka is a Mahayana-Buddhist group that is influenced by the Chinese Chan-Tradition of Sheng Yen (NY, Taiwan). It has branches in different Croatian towns. The Dharmaloka Budisticki Centar is a member of the European Buddhist Union since 1993. Zagreb (pronounced: ) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin from Mt. ...