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Parisada Hindu Dharma

Parisada Hindu Dharma (Hinduism Society) was a major reform movement and organization that assisted in the revival of Hinduism in Indonesia . It was started in 1960 by D.R. Ida Bagus Mantra and led by Gedong Bagus Oka

Gedong Bagus Oka

Gedong Bagus Oka was a prominent Hindu reformer and philosopher in Indonesia. She was one of the foremost authorities on Agama Hindu Dharma and started the Parisada Hindu Dharma movement in the 1980s....
.

obbied for the rights of Hindus in Bali after Hinduism

Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
became a state sponsored religion (along with Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
, Islam

Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
, Protestantism

Protestantism

Protestantism is a movement within Christianity that originated in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It is considered to be one of the three principal traditions of Christianity, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy....
, and Catholicism

Catholicism

Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its Theology and doctrines, its Catholic liturgy, Ethics, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
) in 1959. From 1960-64 it was known as Parisada Hindu Dharma Bali.

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Parisada Hindu Dharma (Hinduism Society) was a major reform movement and organization that assisted in the revival of Hinduism in Indonesia . It was started in 1960 by D.R. Ida Bagus Mantra and led by Gedong Bagus Oka
Gedong Bagus Oka

Gedong Bagus Oka was a prominent Hindu reformer and philosopher in Indonesia. She was one of the foremost authorities on Agama Hindu Dharma and started the Parisada Hindu Dharma movement in the 1980s....
.

Creation
It lobbied for the rights of Hindus in Bali after Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
became a state sponsored religion (along with Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
, Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
, Protestantism
Protestantism

Protestantism is a movement within Christianity that originated in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It is considered to be one of the three principal traditions of Christianity, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy....
, and Catholicism
Catholicism

Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its Theology and doctrines, its Catholic liturgy, Ethics, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
) 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

Religious Efforts
It sent out many Balinese missionairies
Balinese people

The Balinese population of 3.0 million live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population. There are also significant populations on the island of Lombok, and in the eastern-most regions of Java ....
to outlying areas like Medan
Medan

Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast, Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia....
. In 1992, the Parisada hosted the Vishva Hindu Parishad
Vishva Hindu Parishad

, which is usually known more simply as the 'VHP', is an international Hindu organization, which was founded in India in 1964.It is an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its slogan is "????? ?????? ??????? Dharmo rak?ati rak?ita?", which means "Dharma protects when protected." Its symbol is the banyan tree....
conference in Bali
Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....
, indicating a building of bridges with the worldwide Hindu community.

In Politics
It is the highest religious body in Bali
Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....
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.

The PHD has contested Indoneisa's demographic counts, saying that the 6,501,680 count (given by the government of Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
) grossly undercounts the Hindu population, staing that it is closer to 18 million

On Law
The Parisada has lobbied for building restrictions near temples and places of worship in Bali
Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island....

Major Figures

Gedong Bagus Oka
Gedong Bagus Oka

Gedong Bagus Oka was a prominent Hindu reformer and philosopher in Indonesia. She was one of the foremost authorities on Agama Hindu Dharma and started the Parisada Hindu Dharma movement in the 1980s....
- Creator
Ketut Wiana
Ketut Wiana

Ketut Wiana is a prominent Hindu scholar in Indonesia. He is one of the foremost authorities on Agama Hindu Dharma. ...
- Balinese religious figure
Putu Sukreta Suranta
Putu Sukreta Suranta

Lieutenant General Putu Sukreta Suranta is a high-level commander in Indonesia's army and a major figure in Parisada Hindu Dharma....
- Indonesian Liutenant General - former heads of PHDI

External links

- Kyoto University
- Sejarah Indonesia
- Hindu Vivek Kendra
Hindu Vivek Kendra

Hindu Vivek Kendra is a scholarly branch of the Hinduvta movement. They are part of an alliance called Sangh Parivar, based on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ....
- Shastras
- Swaveda.org
- Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia