Japan Priest Wants to Help People in Hospitals, Disaster Areas

Annaka, Gunma Pref., Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--Buddhist priest Kodai Furutani, known for online videos explaining the teachings of Buddhism in an easy-to-understand manner, hopes to become a "clinical" chaplain providing mental and spiritual support in hospitals and disaster-hit areas. In Japan, training for such chaplains began at Tohoku University and elsewhere after the March 2011 devastatin...

Japan Priest Wants to Help People in Hospitals, Disaster Areas
Annaka, Gunma Pref., Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--Buddhist priest Kodai Furutani, known for online videos explaining the teachings of Buddhism in an easy-to-understand manner, hopes to become a "clinical" chaplain providing mental and spiritual support in hospitals and disaster-hit areas. In Japan, training for such chaplains began at Tohoku University and elsewhere after the March 2011 devastatin...