Index
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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vedic religion | Asia | - | - | - | - | -1500 B.C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 307. | "Vedic religion. The second early source of Indian religion, and that which was to give it much of its formal cultic structure, myth, and intellectual expression, was the religious beliefs and practices of the Aryan peoples who invaded Northwest India. These tribes were part of the great migrations that spread to the shores of the Atlantic in the West and to Central and South Asia in the East. This broad wandering and subsequent settling down of tribes having to some degree cognate societal, linguistic, and religious traditions was to provide India and adjacent areas to the West a common broad core of religious myths and related deities. The religion of the Aryans is known to us through hymns brought together in collections known as the Vedas. " |
| Vedic religion | India | - | - | - | - | -1500 B.C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally published as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 789. | "Vedic Hinduism. The earliest level of Hinduism; it developed among the Indo-Aryan-speaking communities of northwest and north central India in the last half of the second millennium B.C. and flourished in large areas of the entire subcontinent during the first millennium B.C. In a broader sense Vedic Hinduism may also refer to those forms of classical, medieval, and modern Hinduism that remain faithful to one or more of the textual, ritual, or theological traditions of this ancient Vedic period. " |
| Vedic religion | India | - | - | - | - | -1500 B.C.E. | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "VEDIC RELIGION: the religion of the ancient ARYAN invaders of India which is found in the G VEDA and other early Indian literature... rich in MYTH and RITUAL involving GODS, SACRIFICE and heroic deeds. Life affirming and worldly and very different from later HINDUISM. Later Vedic religion tends towards MONOTHEISM and eventually develops through a series of textual reinterpretations through such works as the UPANISHADS... " |
| Veerashaiva Samaja of North America | North America | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America " home page (viewed 9 July 1999). | "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America (VSNA)... The VSNA is a non-profit, tax-exempt, religious organization in the USA. It was founded in 1978. The VSNA's mission is -- to preserve and foster Veerashaivism (Lingayatism) in the North America; and to impart the Lingayata spiritual heritage, its universalistic, democratic values to the posterity through the teachings of Basavanna and his contemporaries. " |
| Veerashaiva Samaja of North America | North America | 2,600 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America "; web page: "VSNA Philosophy & FAQs " (viewed 9 July 1999). | "How many members are in the VSNA? Nearly 650 families are listed in the VSNA directory. Of them 135 were life members and 170 were regular (annual) members in 1995. " |
| Veerashaiva Samaja of North America | North America | - | - | 15 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America "; web page: "VSNA Philosophy & FAQs " (viewed 9 July 1999). | "What are the activities of VSNA chapters? There are 15 chapters of the VSNA. The chapter members are involved in many activities at regular intervals. Members' main focus is to educate the young Veerashaivas of their religious heritage by doing Istalinga pooja, reading and interpreting Vachanas, educating them about the life and work of the 12th century devotees, explaining Hindu festivals, and discussing the similarities and differences in Veerashaivism and other religions. " |
| Veerashaiva Samaja of North America | USA | - | - | - | - | 1978 | *LINK* web site: "Veerashaiva Samaja of North America "; web page: "VSNA Philosophy & FAQs " (viewed 9 July 1999). | "What is Veerashaiva Samaja of North America? The Veerashaiva Samaja of North America commonly known as VSNA is a non-profit, tax exempt, religious organization in the USA. It was founded in 1978 by the immigrant and first generation Veerashaivas (Lingayatas) settled in the USA. " |
| vegetarian | India | - | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* "Diaspora " in Hinduism Today International (May 1998) | "Only 20% of Indians are vegetarians, though India has overall one of the lowest meat consumption rates in the world. " |
| Venda | South Africa | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995); pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Venta Prieta Jews | Israel | 8 | - | - | - | 1980 | Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982); pg. 23. | "We have eight people living in Israel now. Two have married Israeli girls. They had to convert, but only in the mikveh--the same as Rabbi Lerer makes us do. " |
| Venta Prieta Jews | Mexico | 36 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1935 | Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982); pg. 13. | "Jewish leaders in Mexico City [went to Venta Prieta] to investigate. They discovered a community... a few dozen villagers who gathered each week in a one-room adobe synagogue to worship God with a mixture of Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic prayers and hymns. They... had not been circumcised... they were indigenous Mexicans--mestizos. They did not differ from the other residents of Venta Prieta in any way but religion. " |
| Venta Prieta Jews | Mexico | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1948 | Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982); pg. 15. | "...anthropologist Raphael Patai published his study of Venta Prieta in 1950. Two years earlier, he had spent three months in the village. By that time the 'Jewish Indians' in both Mexico City and Venta Prieta were regular stops on the Jewish tourist circuit. " |
| Venta Prieta Jews | Mexico: Venta Prieta | 50 | 10.62% | 1 unit |
- | 1948 | Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982); pg. 15. | "...anthropologist Raphael Patai published his study of Venta Prieta in 1950. Two years earlier, he had spent three months in the village... Patai counted fifty practicing Jews out of Venta Prieta's 471 residents. They included some of the most respected villagers, including the local magistrate. " |
| Venta Prieta Jews | Mexico: Venta Prieta | 140 | 3.50% | 1 unit |
- | 1980 | Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982); pg. 21. | "Venta Prieta... In 1975... five years later... The Jewish population had grown to 155, including a few who had moved to Mexico City, Isael, or the United States, and the village as a whole to approximately four thousand. " [Assumes about 15 had moved away, which is based partially on this statement and partially on other material in the chapter.] |
| Venta Prieta Jews | world | 155 | - | - | - | 1980 | Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982); pg. 21. | "Venta Prieta... In 1975... five years later... The Jewish population had grown to 155, including a few who had moved to Mexico City, Isael, or the United States, and the village as a whole to approximately four thousand. " |
| Verband Mennonitischer Brudergemeinden in Bayern | Germany | 240 | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Europe: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GERMANY... Verband Mennonitischer Brudergemeinden in Bayern (VMBB); Members: 240; Congregations: 7 |
| Vereinigung der Mennonitengemeinden von Paraguay | Paraguay | 6,630 | - | 19 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | PARAGUAY... Vereinigung der Mennonitengemeinden von Paraguay; Members: 6,630; Congregations: 19 |
| Vereinigung der Mennonitischen Brudergemeinden Paraguays | Paraguay | 1,488 | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | PARAGUAY... Vereinigung der Mennonitischen Brudergemeinden Paraguays; Members: 1,488; Congregations: 7 |
| Vibhajyavadin Buddhism | world | - | - | - | - | -250 B.C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 151. | "During Asoka's council (around 250 B.C.) the Sthaviras spawned the Sarvastivadins and the Vibhajyavadins... " |
| Vibhajyavadin Buddhism | world | - | - | - | - | -150 B.C.E. | Fischer-Schreiber, Ingrid, et al. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala: Boston (English: pub. 1994; orig. German: 1986); pg. 129. | "The Hinayana enumerates the traditions of 18 schools that developed out of the original community... Two other schools that splintered from the Sthaviras are the Sarvastivada, out of which, around 150 B.C.E., came the Sautrantikas, and the Vibhajyavadins, who see themselves as orthodox Sthaviras. Out of this last school arose the Theravada, Mahishasakas, and Kashyapiyas; from the Mahishasakas came the Dharmaguptakas. " |
| Victoria Community Church | California: Los Angeles | 2,000 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1992 | *LINK* Thumma, Scott. web site: "Megachurches in the U.S. " (viewed Aug. 20, 1999; data collected 1992; last updated Aug. 19, 1999). Center for Social & Religious Research, Hartford Seminary. | - |
| Victorian Spiritualists' Union | Australia | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "Victorian Spiritualists' Union Inc.: Spiritualism is a way of life which combines philosophy, science and religion. It covers a very wide field, and requires a great deal of study and investigation. The Victorian Spiritualists' Union (VSU) was founded in 1870. There is no known date of origin or founder for the religious philosophy adopted by the VSU. The Spiritualist Church grew out of a world wide interest in spirit communication. Spiritualism has no fixed creed or dogma. It relies on continuing communication of Spiritual Teachings through sensitive people called 'mediums', who are able to link with Spirit Teachers who provide an evolving flow of philosophical thought. " |
| Victory Christian Center | Oklahoma: Tulsa | 6,500 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1992 | *LINK* Thumma, Scott. web site: "Megachurches in the U.S. " (viewed Aug. 20, 1999; data collected 1992; last updated Aug. 19, 1999). Center for Social & Religious Research, Hartford Seminary. | Table, grouped by state, columns for city, state, "size " (avg. weekly attendance), etc. From study finding all U.S. megachurches (congreg. w/ "consistent weekly attendance of at least 2,000 persons "); an independent, pastor Billy Joe Daugherty. |
| Victory Love Fellowship | New Mexico | 3,000 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1992 | *LINK* Thumma, Scott. web site: "Megachurches in the U.S. " (viewed Aug. 20, 1999; data collected 1992; last updated Aug. 19, 1999). Center for Social & Religious Research, Hartford Seminary. | Table; "size " is avg. weekly attendance. Study finding all U.S megachurches.; Indep. cong. in Albuquerque, NM; pastor Robert Carman. |
| Vineyard Churches | Canada | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1986 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 245. | Church reporting. |
| Vineyard Churches | New Zealand | 336 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); web page: Pentecostal groups (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Listed in table as "Vineyard Christian Fellowship " |
| Vineyard Churches | South Africa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1986 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 245. | Church reporting. |
| Vineyard Churches | United Kingdom: England | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1986 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 245. | Church reporting. |
| Vineyard Churches | USA | - | - | 500 units |
- | 1998 | "Vineyard Founder Wimber Dies " in Christianity Today (Jan. 12, 1998); pg. 58. | "...the Vineyard movement has grown to nearly 500 churches nationally and another 250 internationally. " |
| Vineyard Churches | USA - West | - | - | - | - | 1990 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 10. | "In the western region of the U.S., evangelical churches have grown at a rate greater than in the traditional southern Bible Belt. The evangelical churches experiencing the greatest growth are those, such as the Vineyard Christian Fellowship and Calvary Chapel, that began in southern California during the 1970s Jesus movement, and that deviate noticeably from traditional southern evangelical churches. " |
| Vineyard Churches | world | 50,000 | - | 150 units |
- | 1986 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: White Trinitarian Pentecostals; pg. 245. | Church reporting. |
| Vineyard Churches | world | 100,000 | - | 750 units |
- | 1990 | *LINK* web site: New Religious Movements (University of Virginia) (1998) [Orig. source: Maxwell, Joe. 1998. "Vineyard Founder Wimber Dies. " Christianity Today (Jan. 12). AND Chandler, Russell. 1990. "Vineyard Fellowship Finds Groundswell of Followers. " Los Angeles Times (05 October) late ed.: A1+.] | - |
| Vineyard Churches | world | 100,000 | - | 500 units |
- | 1991 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: National & International Religion Report 5, no. 23 (1991): 4]; pg. 282. | "A network of Vineyard churches with about 100,000 followers--most of them baby boomers--stretches across the nation and overseas. And thousands attend Wimber's conferences... By 1991 more than 500 Vineyards had sprouted... " |
| Vineyard Churches | world | 50,000 | - | 250 units |
6 countries |
1993 | Chalfant, H. Paul, et al. Religion in Contemporary Society (3rd Ed.); Itasca, Illinois: F.E. Peacock Publishers (1994); pg. 266. | "At this time more than 250 Vineyards are operating, and the total membership is estimated at 50,000 with congregationsin 28 states and 5 other countries (Perrin & Mauss, 1993). " |
| Vineyard Churches | world | - | - | 750 units |
- | 1998 | "Vineyard Founder Wimber Dies " in Christianity Today (Jan. 12, 1998); pg. 58. | "...the Vineyard movement has grown to nearly 500 churches nationally and another 250 internationally. " |
| Vineyard Churches | world | - | - | 650 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | The Association of Vineyard Churches consists of more than 650 churches worldwide |
| Vineyard Churches | world | - | - | 250 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "TrueBranch Ministry "; OPPOSING VIEW web page: "Vineyard Christian Fellowship - An Expose " (viewed 3 July 1999). Written by Dan S. | "Vineyard Christian Fellowship refers to a group of 'Third wave' charismatic churches, reported to be more than 250+ in number, under the dominant influence of the late John Wimber. " |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Asia - Southeast | - | - | 10 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in South Asia " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Cambodia; Yangon, Myanmar; Mandalay, Myanmar; Mogok, Myanmar; Kathmandu, Nepal; Lumbini, Nepal; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Bangkok, Thailand; Phitsanulok, Thailand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia & New Zealand | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation " home page (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | "There are numerous Centers in India and Southern Asia; 5 Centers in North America; 4 Centers in Europe; 5 Centers in Australia/New Zealand; and 1 Center in Japan. Each Center maintains its own schedule of regular ten day Vipassana courses. " |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: New South Wales | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: Queensland | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: Tasmania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: Victoria | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | British Columbia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in North America " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: Massachusetts; California; Texas; Pacific Northwest (Ethel, Wash); British Columbia, Canada |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | California | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in North America " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: Massachusetts; California; Texas; Pacific Northwest (Ethel, Wash); British Columbia, Canada |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Cambodia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in South Asia " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Cambodia; Yangon, Myanmar; Mandalay, Myanmar; Mogok, Myanmar; Kathmandu, Nepal; Lumbini, Nepal; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Bangkok, Thailand; Phitsanulok, Thailand |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Canada | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in North America " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: Massachusetts; California; Texas; Pacific Northwest (Ethel, Wash); British Columbia, Canada |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Europe | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation " home page (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | "There are numerous Centers in India and Southern Asia; 5 Centers in North America; 4 Centers in Europe; 5 Centers in Australia/New Zealand; and 1 Center in Japan. Each Center maintains its own schedule of regular ten day Vipassana courses. " |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Europe | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Europe " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | France | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Europe " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Germany | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Europe " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India | - | - | 26 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Andhra Pradesh | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Andhra Pradesh location: Hyderabad |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Bihar | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Bihar locations: Muzaffarpur, Bodh Gaya, Baracakia |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Gujarat | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Gujarat locations: Kutch, Ahmedabad, Rajkot |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Haryana | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Haryana location: New Delhi |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Himachal Pradesh | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Himachal Pradesh location: Dharamsala |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Karnataka | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Karnataka location: Bangalore |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Madhya Pradesh | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Madhya Pradesh locations: Balaghat, Bhilai-Durg, Bophal |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Maharashtra | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Maharashtra locations: Igatpuri, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Dhule, Pune |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Punjab | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Punjab location: Hoshiarpur |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Rajasthan | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Rajasthan location: Jaipur |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Tamil Nadu | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Tamil Nadu location: Madras |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | India: Uttar Pradesh | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in India " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | counted meditation centers listed in directory; Uttar Pradesh locations: Dehradun, Sarnath, Shravasti, Kushinagar |
Vipassana Meditation Centers, continued 