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Dharmavidya
David Brazier
Head
of the Amida Order, U.K. &
Buddhist
priest, psychotherapist and author
9:00 – 5:00 April
23, 2007
Jodo Shu
Research Institute
Meisho Kaikan
4F, 4-7-4 Shiba-koen, Minato-ku
Contact: 03-5472-6571
watts@jsri.jp
PROGRAM: Dharmavidya will lead us
through two sessions.
Morning 9:30-12:30 – Terminal care issues in the United
Kingdom.
Our project has been assembling a set of
terminal care case studies of other countries to compare with Japan,
thus far,
from the USA, Germany, Thailand and Ladakh,
India. Dharmavidya will comment upon the
growth of multi-faith
chaplaincy in the U.K., draw on his past social work experience, and
look at
the issue of support needs of those who support the dying.
Afternoon 2:00-5:00 – Spiritual preparation for dying and
care for the dying
Dharmavidya will offer interpretations of key Buddhist
teachings that show them in a Pure Land light and also bring out their
relevance to the dying situation.
As with our previous roundtables, we will offer ample
time for questions
and discussion –
with the particular focus on how Dharmavidyafs
ideas and practices can relate to the Japanese situation
GUEST: Born January 2,1947 in Northampton in the
centre of England, Dharmavidya discovered
Buddhism
through books during his adolescence and first met BuddhISt
teachers when we was in his early 20s. In 1977, he ordained under
Master Houn Jiyu
(Japanese
Soto/Malaysian Pure Land) and also studied for periods of several years
each
with Geshe Kelsang
Gyatso (Tibetan New Kadampa)
and
with Thich Nhat
Hanh (Vietnamese Zen). In 2004 he was recognised
by Rev. Gisho Saiko
(Japanese Jodoshin-shu) as a teacher to
bring the Amidist faith to the
contemporary western world. He has a
doctoral degree from Keele University in
Buddhist
psychology and also holds professional qualifications in personnel
management,
social work and psychotherapy. In 1996, Dharmavidya
helped to found the Amida Trust
which supports the religious training of the Amida
Order and also sponsors a wide range of socially engaged Buddhist
activities.
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