The modern hospice movement is generally understood to have begun with the founding in 1967 by Cicely Saunders of the St. Christopher's Hospice in the United Kingdom. As the movement has grown, it has inspired Buddhists in Asia to rediscover and revive their own traditions around death and caring for the terminally ill and the bereaved that date back to the time of the Buddha. In Asia and the West as well, we are witnessing the work of several groups attempting to apply Buddhist teachings and practices in modern medical settings or develop new institutions for holistic care based in Buddhist values. This paper draws on research conducted by the Ojo and Death Project established in 2006 by the Jodo Shu Research Institute (JSRI) in Tokyo, that is to be published in a volume by Wisdom Publications under the title, Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved: Global Perspectives edited by Watts and Tomatsu (2012).1 It shows some of the innovative work that Buddhists in Asia and the West are doing in the area of caring for the terminally ill and, also, the bereaved, explores issues that can be seen especially well in the Japanese context, and reviews shared fundamental issues that emerged across the whole range of organizations studied over the first five years of this research programme.
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Buddhist care for the dying and bereaved: past and present 139 Japan: a test case for Buddhist care for the dying and bereaved in the twenty-first century 141 Essential themes in Buddhist care for the dying and bereaved 143 Buddhist spirituality for the dying 144 Informed consent and truth telling 146 Communication skills in medical and religious professionals 147 Buddhist chaplains and the team care system 148 Institutions: hospitals vs. hospices vs. home care 149 Grieving 151 Notes 152 References 153
