Traing underway for Buddhist Chaplains

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

The New Zealand Buddhist Council is concerned that Buddhists who are sick or dying in hospital often do not have access to appropriate spiritual support.

To address this, the Council has started to provide advice to hospitals on how to contact Buddhist clergy in their area when they have a patient in need.

In the future, the Council hopes that every hospital in New Zealand will have access to a Buddhist chaplain trained to work with the sick and dying. Continue reading

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