Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia
| Abbreviation | PHDI |
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| Formation | 1959 |
| Type | Religious and Social |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Website | Official Website PHDI |
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Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (Indonesian Hindu Dharma Society) is a major reform movement and organization that assisted in the revival of Hinduism in Indonesia. It was started in 1959 by Ida Bagus Mantra and led by Gedong Bagus Oka.
Creation
[edit]It lobbied for the rights of Hindus in Bali after Hinduism became a state sponsored religion (along with Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism) in 1959. From 1960–64 it was known as Parisada Hindu Dharma Bali. In 1964 however it began to stress a religious rather than regional character and changed its name to Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia[1]
Religious efforts
[edit]It sent out many Balinese missionaries to outlying areas like Medan.[2]
In politics
[edit]It is the highest religious body in Bali and is given an official sanction by the government to look into matters of Hindu law. The PHDI in this manner has become a rallying organization for the preservation of Hindu customs.[3]
The PHD has contested Indonesia's demographic counts, saying that the 6,501,680 count (given by the government of Indonesia) grossly undercounts the Hindu population,[4] stating that it is closer to 18 million.[5]
On law
[edit]The Parisada has lobbied for building restrictions near temples and places of worship in Bali.[6]
Major figures
[edit]- Gedong Bagus Oka – founder
- Ketut Wiana – Balinese religious figure
- Putu Alit Bagiasna - Balinese religion figure
- Putu Sukreta Suranta – Indonesian lieutenant general – former heads of PHDI
References
[edit]- ^ The Struggle of the Hindu Balinese Intellectuals: Developments in Modern Hindu Thinking in Independent Indonesia The American Oriental – Vol. 115, No. 3
- ^ Negotiating Identities – 'Hinduism' in modern Indonesia – IIAS #17
- ^ Religion Archived 2006-04-08 at the Wayback Machine – Balix.org
- ^ U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2006 – Indonesia – September 2006 Archived October 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine US State Department.
- ^ Indonesia International Religious Freedom Report 2005 – US State Department.
- ^ The McDonaldisation of Bali Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy – Murdoch University.
External links
[edit]- Between Adat and Agama – Kyoto University
- The Sukarno years: 1950 to 1965 – Sejarah Indonesia
- Balinese Hinduism – A Life of Ritual and Devotion – Hindu Vivek Kendra
- Balinese Hindu Dharma – Part −02 – Shastras
- Great Expectations: Hindu Revival Movements in Java, Indonesia – Swaveda.org
- Official Site – Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia
