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Orthographic projection of Sri Lanka.
Religion in Sri Lanka (2020)
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Astronism in Sri Lanka refers to the presence of the Astronist philosophy and religion in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The operations of the Astronist Institution in this country are under jurisdiction of the Astronist Superiate of Sri Lanka, a national subsidiary of the worldwide Astronist Institution.
The Astronist Superiate of Sri Lanka oversees the construction and maintenance of observatories and planetariums throughout its jurisdiction. Sri Lanka is split into nine provinces and is set to hold one Grand Observatory in the largest city of Colombo.
This national branch of the Astronist Institution manages the official representation and depiction of Astronism throughout this territory, including efforts to protect the identity of the philosophy with the intention of further disseminating it throughout the territory.
It is the Institution alone that is granted the status of proprietor to the philosophy in this territory as any other organisations or institutions proclaiming such a role are deemed as unauthorised proprietors and are therefore considered as part of the anti-Institutionist movement.
Other terms[]
Several terms are used to refer to the presence of Astronism in Sri Lanka including:
- Astro-Sri Lankan philosophy
- Astro-Sri Lankan religion
- Astro-Sri Lankan spirituality
- Sri Lankan astroncy
- Sri Lankan Astronism
- Sri Lankan astronomical religion
- Sri Lankan Cosmism
- Sri Lankan space religion
History of Astronism in Sri Lanka[]
As of December 2020, Astronism is not recognised as a valid religion or religious group in the country of Sri Lanka. According to the Astronist Institution's late 2020 report called the Demographics of Astronism, Sri Lanka had a population of 3,900 Astronists, up from 3,400 Astronists living in Sri Lanka in 2019.
The unrecognised status of Astronists in the country has caused a detriment to religious freedoms for Astronists there. Astronists are not free to express their beliefs publicly and the vast majority of Astronist religious materials are actively censored by the government. The Astronist Institution has expressed concerns regarding the issue for Astronist religious liberties and such, it labelled the situation as censorious in its 2020 Astronist Freedom report.
A significant barrier to the further spread of Astronism in the country is the lack of accurate translations of Astronist materials in the dominant languages of the nation. As of late 2020, the Omnidoxy had not been translated into the most widely spoken languages of Sri Lanka which remains an issue for Astronists there.
Astronist demographics in Sri Lanka[]
| Year | Number of Astronists |
| 2019 | 3,400 |
| 2020 | 3,900 |