Parisada Hindu Dharma
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Parisada Hindu Dharma 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 Indonesia movement in the 1980s.-Early life:...

.

Creation

It lobbied for the rights of Hindus in Bali after Hinduism
Hinduism
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 became a state sponsored religion (along with Buddhism
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, Islam
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, Protestantism
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, and Catholicism
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) 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
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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 The Balinese population of 3.0 million (1.5% of Indonesia's population) live...

 to outlying areas like Medan
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 . 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. Its slogan is "धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ", which is supposed to mean "Dharma protects its protector"...

 conference in Bali
Bali
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, indicating a building of bridges with the worldwide Hindu community.

In Politics

It is the highest religious body in Bali
Bali
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 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
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 customs.

The PHD has contested Indoneisa's demographic counts, saying that the 6,501,680 count (given by the government of Indonesia
Indonesia
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) grossly undercounts the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 population,U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2006 – Indonesia – September 2006 US State Department 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 in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

 

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 Indonesia movement in the 1980s.-Early life:...

     – 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.-Judgements:He urged Balinese to not sacrifice turtles in puja and to follow Indonesian regulations on protecting the Sea Turtles, citing the Vedas.-References:...

     – 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, he is also top figure of Pangestu ....

     – Indonesian Liutenant General – former heads of PHDI

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