Hinduism will become the dominant world religions in this 21st century. Hindu religion is being developed into a truly universal religion and became a home for all pure religiosity. The spread of Hinduism, especially not through the teacher (spiritually) and Swami but through the intellectual and writer. Said by Klaus K. Klostermaier, in his book A Survey Of Hinduism published by State University of New York Press, 1989). Klaus K. Kostermaier, professor and head of the 'Department of Religion' at the University of Manitoba, USA, stayed for 10 years in India to conduct field research. Thick book 649 pages including footnotes, chronologi on various significant events in the Hindu and the index, provides comprehensive information on Hinduism. The following article is taken from the last two pages of the book.
According Klostermaier, position and dominance of the Hindu religion in the 21st century can not be separated from the role of the Hindu reformer (Hindu Reformers), among others, to mention just how many names:Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj (Society of God), who was succeeded in the elimination campaign 'sati'di India Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj (Aryan Society), a movement to purify Hinduism by returning to the Vedas, Wiwekananda, founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, who brought Hinduism to the West (USA), MK. Gandhi, who became the prophet for the struggle without violence (ahimsa and Satyagraha), which provides inspiration for the movement of liberation fighters in various parts of the world, such as Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States and Nelson Mandela in South Africa, and the struggle to abolish the (discriminated against) the Chandala he called Harijans, or children of God; Rabindranath Tagore, a leading Hindu writers, who through literary works spread the teachings of the Upanishads, and essays of social criticism of the practice religusnya doing wrong and also lift the value of the universal Hindu. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the largest Hindu philosopher of the 20th century until ... Sri Satya Sai Baba who has followers not only of Hindus but also of other faiths. The reformer was by no tireless studying texts, exploring the eternal values of Hinduism and gave a new interpretation in accordance with the context of its time.So what contribution Hindus in Indonesia, particularly the young - for the progress of the Hindu? Are we Hindus in Indonesia will be able to make a positive contribution or just a burden to the advancement of Hindu?
According Klostermaier, position and dominance of the Hindu religion in the 21st century can not be separated from the role of the Hindu reformer (Hindu Reformers), among others, to mention just how many names:Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj (Society of God), who was succeeded in the elimination campaign 'sati'di India Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj (Aryan Society), a movement to purify Hinduism by returning to the Vedas, Wiwekananda, founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, who brought Hinduism to the West (USA), MK. Gandhi, who became the prophet for the struggle without violence (ahimsa and Satyagraha), which provides inspiration for the movement of liberation fighters in various parts of the world, such as Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States and Nelson Mandela in South Africa, and the struggle to abolish the (discriminated against) the Chandala he called Harijans, or children of God; Rabindranath Tagore, a leading Hindu writers, who through literary works spread the teachings of the Upanishads, and essays of social criticism of the practice religusnya doing wrong and also lift the value of the universal Hindu. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the largest Hindu philosopher of the 20th century until ... Sri Satya Sai Baba who has followers not only of Hindus but also of other faiths. The reformer was by no tireless studying texts, exploring the eternal values of Hinduism and gave a new interpretation in accordance with the context of its time.So what contribution Hindus in Indonesia, particularly the young - for the progress of the Hindu? Are we Hindus in Indonesia will be able to make a positive contribution or just a burden to the advancement of Hindu?
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