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By [[Bodhicarini]] [[Upasika]] Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes BGKT [[Buddhist]] Group of Kendal ([[Theravada]]) [[England]] UK [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]]
  
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[[Venerable]] [[Bogoda Seelawimala]] [[Maha Thera]], [[Chief Sangha Nayaka]] of [[Great Britain]], Head of The [[London Buddhist Vihara]] explained [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]] as:
  
A Definition of [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]]
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"Mention the [[word]] “Chaplaincy” to most [[people]] and they will immediately think of the lengthy [[Christian]] [[tradition]] of [[spiritual]] service to the {{Wiki|community}}.
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Few realise that this [[idea]] of “Chaplaincy” also has a long [[tradition]] within [[Buddhism]]. Right from its beginnings almost 2500 years ago, [[selfless]] giving and caring for others have always been seen as [[essential]].
  
From ‘Towards a [[Definition]] of [[Buddhist]] Chaplaincy’ by [[Jennifer Block]].
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When I think about “Chaplaincy”, I am reminded that the [[Buddha]] said “He who attends to a {{Wiki|patient}}, attends to me”.  
  
[[Buddhist]] chaplaincy is in the formative stage as a modern-day [[discipline]] and profession at the intersection between [[Buddhism]], chaplaincy and [[suffering]]. [[Buddhist chaplains]] join {{Wiki|chaplains}} from other [[faith]] [[traditions]] in institutional settings such as hospitals, hospices, and prisons.  
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Ever concerned with giving {{Wiki|practical}} answers, the [[Buddha]] himself encouraged his followers to be “[[Kalyana]] Mittas”/Spiritual Friends to all those persons with whom they came into [[contact]]. [[Santideva]], the 8th century C.E.  
  
In this essay I propose, in broad brushstrokes, what it means to me to be a [[Buddhist]] chaplain.
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[[Indian philosopher]], encouraged these “[[Kalyana]] Mittas” to “become a bridge to those who want to cross over”.  
  
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The [[Buddhist]] Chaplain’s function for me, therefore, is not only to act as a [[good spiritual friend]] to all who are lost and in need of support but also to do this unconditionally and without any notions of “self”." [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]] Organisations
  
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The [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]] [[Kalyana]] [[Mitra]] UK
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https://buddhistchaplaincy.co.uk/
  
The [[seeds]] of [[Buddhist chaplaincy]] as a vocation begin with the [[Buddha]].  
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BCSG [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]] Support Group [[Kalyana]] [[Mitra]] UK https://en-gb.facebook.com/Kaly%C4%81na-Mitra-Buddhist-Chaplaincy-Support-Group-525150060850811/ [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|Chaplains}} Network {{Wiki|USA}}
  
The three most common [[causes]] of [[people]] needing healthcare in our day—old age, [[sickness]], and death—were the very same that inspired the [[Buddha]] to reach beyond the familiar into greater [[truth]] and [[happiness]].
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http://buddhistchaplainsnetwork.org/BuddhistChaplains.org {{Wiki|USA}}
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http://buddhistchaplains.org/International [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|Chaplains}} Foundation
  
In doing so, he eventually found a [[path]] to [[peace]] in the midst of all that is difficult, uncomfortable, and confounding.  
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https://ibcfusa.org/Network of [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|Chaplains}}
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http://europeanbuddhism.org/activity/chaplaincy/
  
Reaching out to the men and women in his {{Wiki|community}} who were seeking ways to alleviate their [[pain]], the [[Buddha]] [[offered]] care through careful guidance and a {{Wiki|myriad}} of teachings.  
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Journals about [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]] [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]], The [[Middle Way]]: Journal of The [[Buddhist]] [[Society]] [[London]], Volume 86 No. 4 (February, 2012).
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https://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/middleway/
  
In [[essence]], the [[Buddha]] was a chaplain, or rather, [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|chaplains}} who {{Wiki|comfort}} others are walking in the footsteps of the [[Buddha]].
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[[Books]] about [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]]
  
For 2,500 years, [[Buddhists]] have contemplated [[sickness]], [[old age]] and [[death]] to find an [[end to suffering]]. [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|chaplains}} continue this practice in hospitals, hospices, prisons, and other facilities, helping [[people]] to reduce their [[pain]] and skillfully deal with what is happening to them, in the [[moment]].
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The [[Arts]] of Contemplative Care: Pioneering {{Wiki|Voices}} in [[Buddhist Chaplaincy]] and [[Pastoral]] Work. [[Wisdom Publications]], 2012.
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(ISBN 978-0-86171-664-7) (eBook ISBN 978-1-61429-037-7) https://wisdomexperience.org/product/arts-contemplative-care/
  
[[Buddhist chaplains]] are motivated by [[loving kindness]], an opening of the [[heart]] through [[spiritual practice]], and are characterized by [[love]] for, [[compassion]] towards, [[equanimity]] amongst, and [[sympathetic joy]] for others.  
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[[Benefit]] [[Beings]]!: The [[Buddhist]] Guide to Professional Chaplaincy, Danny Fisher, {{Wiki|USA}}, Off the Cushion [[Books]], 2013. (ISBN 978-0615-796499)
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https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Benefit_Beings.html?id=aQhTngEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  
In general, the {{Wiki|purpose}} of a [[Buddhist]] chaplain is to alleviate [[suffering]] in its many [[forms]]: [[physical]] [[pain]], difficult [[emotions]], and confusing or {{Wiki|disturbing}} [[thoughts]], more commonly known as agony, {{Wiki|fear}}, [[anger]], [[guilt]], {{Wiki|depression}}, loneliness, [[grief]], and so on.
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https://www.worldcat.org/title/benefit-beings-the-buddhist-guide-to-professional-chaplaincy/oclc/855540340
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17729121-benefit-beings [[Buddhist]] Care for the Dying and Bereaved. [[Wisdom Publications]], 2012. (ISBN 978-1-61429-052-0) (eBook ISBN 978-1-61429-063-6)
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https://wisdomexperience.org/product/buddhist-care-dying-and-bereaved/[[Oxford]] Research {{Wiki|Encyclopedia}}
  
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Article “[[Buddhist Chaplaincy]]”
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https://oxfordre.com/religion/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001.
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0001/acrefore-9780199340378-e-641
  
Everyone needs encouragement, assistance, and [[direction]] on their life’s journey; the role of a [[Buddhist]] chaplain is to accompany {{Wiki|individuals}} as their [[awakening]] and freedom from [[suffering]] unfolds. This may mean simply being a good listener, or an encouraging companion, an {{Wiki|intelligent}} guide, or a piercing truth-teller.
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[[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Chaplaincy [[Information]] about [[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Chaplaincy is included in: Facebook BEWES [[Buddhists]] Engaged with Emergency Services
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/BEWES-Buddhists-Engaged-with-Emergency-Services-810763728983799/
  
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[[Book]] about [[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Chaplaincy [[Benefit]] [[Beings]]!: The [[Buddhist]] Guide to Professional Chaplaincy by Danny Fisher, includes [[information]] on the only known [[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Department Chaplain in the {{Wiki|USA}}, Rev Alan Urasaki of Hawai'i on pages
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18-19, 142-43, 147, 150-151.
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He states on page 151 "Rev. Urasaki also appears to be the only [[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Chaplain in the country: in 2004 he
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was appointed as a volunteer Chaplain with the [[Honolulu]] [[Fire]] Department".
  
[[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|chaplains}} do not serve as intermediaries or [[religious]] authorities [[per se]], but as capable, steady companions who have investigated [[suffering]] through our [[own]] [[life]] [[experiences]].  
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Articles about [[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Chaplaincy The first known [[Buddhist]] [[Fire]] Chaplain in the UK was a [[Burmese]] [[Theravada]] [[Buddhist Monk]] appointed by LFB [[London]] [[Fire]] Brigade in 2005.  
  
Specifically, [[spiritual]] support from a [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|perspective}} can be defined as:
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In 2014, [[Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women]] [[recognized]] UK resident Jacquetta Gomes as the first {{Wiki|female}} [[Buddhist] [[Fire]] Chaplain in the [[world]]. She has subsequently been included in lists of First Women and Pioneering Women.
  
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“[[Buddhism]] in the UK [[Fire]] and Rescue Services” https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/buddhism-in-the-uk-fire-and-rescue-services “Multifaith Chaplaincy Proposed by The [[Fire]] Fighters [[Charity]] in the UK”
  
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https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/multifaith-chaplaincy-proposed-by-the-fire-fighters-charity-in-the-uk “Q&amp;A with Jacquetta Gomes: The first {{Wiki|female}} [[Buddhist]] [[fire]] chaplain”
    Willingness to bear {{Wiki|witness}}
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https://tricycle.org/magazine/qa-jacquetta-gomes/
    Willingness to help others discover their [[own]] [[truth]]
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    Willingness to sit and listen to stories that have meaning and value
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Related Pages on this CBE [[Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia]] Website
    Helping another to face [[life]] directly
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    Welcoming [[paradox]] & [[ambiguity]] into care—and trusting that these will emerge into some [[degree]] of [[awakening]]
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Famous [[Western Buddhists]]
    Creating opportunities for the [[people]] to [[awaken]] to their [[True Nature]]
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http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Category:Famous_Western_Buddhists Jacquetta Gomes
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http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Jacquetta_Gomes[[Bodhicarini]] [[Upasika]] Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes
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Introducing [[Buddhism]] by [[Buddhist]] Group of Kendal ([[Theravada]])
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http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Introducing_Buddhism_by_Buddhist_Group_of_Kendal_(Theravada)

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See also  : Buddhist Chaplaincy by Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes



By Bodhicarini Upasika Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes BGKT Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) England UK Buddhist Chaplaincy

Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Maha Thera, Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain, Head of The London Buddhist Vihara explained Buddhist Chaplaincy as:

"Mention the word “Chaplaincy” to most people and they will immediately think of the lengthy Christian tradition of spiritual service to the community. Few realise that this idea of “Chaplaincy” also has a long tradition within Buddhism. Right from its beginnings almost 2500 years ago, selfless giving and caring for others have always been seen as essential.

When I think about “Chaplaincy”, I am reminded that the Buddha said “He who attends to a patient, attends to me”.

Ever concerned with giving practical answers, the Buddha himself encouraged his followers to be “Kalyana Mittas”/Spiritual Friends to all those persons with whom they came into contact. Santideva, the 8th century C.E.

Indian philosopher, encouraged these “Kalyana Mittas” to “become a bridge to those who want to cross over”.

The Buddhist Chaplain’s function for me, therefore, is not only to act as a good spiritual friend to all who are lost and in need of support but also to do this unconditionally and without any notions of “self”." Buddhist Chaplaincy Organisations

The Buddhist Chaplaincy Kalyana Mitra UK https://buddhistchaplaincy.co.uk/

BCSG Buddhist Chaplaincy Support Group Kalyana Mitra UK https://en-gb.facebook.com/Kaly%C4%81na-Mitra-Buddhist-Chaplaincy-Support-Group-525150060850811/ Buddhist Chaplains Network USA

http://buddhistchaplainsnetwork.org/BuddhistChaplains.org USA http://buddhistchaplains.org/International Buddhist Chaplains Foundation

https://ibcfusa.org/Network of Buddhist Chaplains http://europeanbuddhism.org/activity/chaplaincy/

Journals about Buddhist Chaplaincy Buddhist Chaplaincy, The Middle Way: Journal of The Buddhist Society London, Volume 86 No. 4 (February, 2012). https://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/middleway/

Books about Buddhist Chaplaincy

The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work. Wisdom Publications, 2012. (ISBN 978-0-86171-664-7) (eBook ISBN 978-1-61429-037-7) https://wisdomexperience.org/product/arts-contemplative-care/

Benefit Beings!: The Buddhist Guide to Professional Chaplaincy, Danny Fisher, USA, Off the Cushion Books, 2013. (ISBN 978-0615-796499) https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Benefit_Beings.html?id=aQhTngEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://www.worldcat.org/title/benefit-beings-the-buddhist-guide-to-professional-chaplaincy/oclc/855540340 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17729121-benefit-beings Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved. Wisdom Publications, 2012. (ISBN 978-1-61429-052-0) (eBook ISBN 978-1-61429-063-6) https://wisdomexperience.org/product/buddhist-care-dying-and-bereaved/Oxford Research Encyclopedia

Article “Buddhist Chaplaincyhttps://oxfordre.com/religion/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001. 0001/acrefore-9780199340378-e-641

Buddhist Fire Chaplaincy Information about Buddhist Fire Chaplaincy is included in: Facebook BEWES Buddhists Engaged with Emergency Services https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/BEWES-Buddhists-Engaged-with-Emergency-Services-810763728983799/

Book about Buddhist Fire Chaplaincy Benefit Beings!: The Buddhist Guide to Professional Chaplaincy by Danny Fisher, includes information on the only known Buddhist Fire Department Chaplain in the USA, Rev Alan Urasaki of Hawai'i on pages 18-19, 142-43, 147, 150-151. He states on page 151 "Rev. Urasaki also appears to be the only Buddhist Fire Chaplain in the country: in 2004 he was appointed as a volunteer Chaplain with the Honolulu Fire Department".

Articles about Buddhist Fire Chaplaincy The first known Buddhist Fire Chaplain in the UK was a Burmese Theravada Buddhist Monk appointed by LFB London Fire Brigade in 2005.

In 2014, Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women recognized UK resident Jacquetta Gomes as the first female [[Buddhist] Fire Chaplain in the world. She has subsequently been included in lists of First Women and Pioneering Women.

Buddhism in the UK Fire and Rescue Services” https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/buddhism-in-the-uk-fire-and-rescue-services “Multifaith Chaplaincy Proposed by The Fire Fighters Charity in the UK”

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/multifaith-chaplaincy-proposed-by-the-fire-fighters-charity-in-the-uk “Q&A with Jacquetta Gomes: The first female Buddhist fire chaplain” https://tricycle.org/magazine/qa-jacquetta-gomes/

Related Pages on this CBE Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia Website

Famous Western Buddhists

http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Category:Famous_Western_Buddhists Jacquetta Gomes http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Jacquetta_GomesBodhicarini Upasika Jayasili Jacquetta Gomes http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Category:Bodhicarini_Upasika_Jayasili_Jacquetta_Gomes

Introducing Buddhism by Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada)

http://www.chinabuddhismencyclopedia.com/en/index.php?title=Introducing_Buddhism_by_Buddhist_Group_of_Kendal_(Theravada)