Central California Nishi Hongwanji

Ministerial Assistant (MA) Program &
Central California Buddhist Education
2022 Seminars
March 25th 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Discussion Seminar
“The life of a Buddhist Hospital Chaplain
under the Pandemic”

Noriko Kawai, M.Div. was born and raised in Kobe, Japan. She completed her Master of Divinity in Interfaith Chaplaincy at Claremont School of Theology, in Claremont, CA, and 6 units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Sharp HealthCare. Since 2015, she has been serving at Buddhist Temple of San Diego as a certified Minister’s Assistant, and is on her path to become an ordained Jodo Shinshu minister. Noriko is endorsed by Buddhist Churches of America to work as a professional chaplain in the healthcare setting. She is also an Interfaith Minister ordained by One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York. Noriko is an experienced chaplain, with specialties in death and dying, bereavement, behavioral health, and addiction and recovery.

Presented by Ms. Noriko Kawai

For general seminar registration, please email your name to [email protected] We will send you a zoom link. We provide 5 seminars per year. If you are interested in becoming a registered MA, please email [email protected] You can become one of our instructors, by completing our Buddhist Education (annual MA registration fee $50)