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Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia

Hindu organisation

Summary

Hindu organisation

Field	Value
name	Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia
image	PHDI logo.png
size	150px
caption	Official PHDI logo
mcaption	Map showing the reach of PHDI in Indonesia
abbreviation	PHDI
formation	1959
type	Religious and Social
status	Active
purpose	Advocacy, preservation, and promotion of Hindu teachings and culture in Indonesia
headquarters	Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
membership	Millions of Hindus across Indonesia
leader_title	Chairman
leader_name	Mayor General (Ret.) Wisnu Bawa Tenaya
leader_title2	General Secretary
leader_name2	I Ketut Budiasa, S.T., M.M
main_organ	National Congress
affiliations	Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hindu organizations globally
num_staff	Not publicly disclosed
num_volunteers	Not publicly disclosed
budget	Undisclosed (non-profit funded via donations and government grants)
website
remarks	Key organization for Hindu advocacy in Indonesia

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.

Religious efforts

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

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.

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, stating that it is closer to 18 million.

On law

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

Major figures

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

[https://www.jstor.org/stable/606247 The Struggle of the Hindu Balinese Intellectuals: Developments in Modern Hindu Thinking in Independent Indonesia] The American Oriental – Vol. 115, No. 3
[http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/17/institutes/17EBXC24.html Negotiating Identities – 'Hinduism' in modern Indonesia] – IIAS #17
[http://www.balix.com/handbook/chapters/religion/religion.html Religion] {{webarchive. link. (2006-04-08 – Balix.org)
link. (October 19, 2006 US State Department.)
[https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51512.htm Indonesia International Religious Freedom Report 2005] – US State Department.
[http://www.sustainability.murdoch.edu.au/casestudies/Case_Studies_Asia/bali_2/csmcdon.htm The McDonaldisation of Bali] {{webarchive. link. (2006-08-27 Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy – Murdoch University.)

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