Japan Priest Wants to Help People in Hospitals, Disaster Areas
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...
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...