Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia

Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia
AbbreviationPHDI
Formation1959
TypeReligious and Social
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
WebsiteOfficial 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

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

It sent out many Balinese missionaries to outlying areas like Medan.[2]

In politics

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

The Parisada has lobbied for building restrictions near temples and places of worship in Bali.[6]

Major figures

References

  1. ^ The Struggle of the Hindu Balinese Intellectuals: Developments in Modern Hindu Thinking in Independent Indonesia The American Oriental – Vol. 115, No. 3
  2. ^ Negotiating Identities – 'Hinduism' in modern Indonesia – IIAS #17
  3. ^ Religion Archived 2006-04-08 at the Wayback Machine – Balix.org
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Indonesia International Religious Freedom Report 2005 – US State Department.
  6. ^ The McDonaldisation of Bali Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy – Murdoch University.