讓無法治癒的病患得以善終，是從事安寧療護工作的責任與目標，但因文化、風俗、 宗教、種族等的差異，讓病患達到目標的過程存有相當的個別性，特別當我們在支持末期病 患的靈性照護時，必需完整了解到上述的背景差異，尤其是宗教。 本文即以佛教為例，嘗試闡述經由助念，以支持病患信念，求得靈性平安而得到善終的 目標，以作安寧療護工作之參考。

　　　　　During our whole life, we are busy in making preparations. But, have we made any preparation for dying? Living makes us happy. While, why should we fear of death? Actually, living and dying are but two faces of the same thing. They are mutually interdependent! Dying is the beginning of another period of living. Other religions didn't say about reciting Amida Buddha's name when one dies. This paper is trying to talk about "Helping to remember" which is quite popular in modern Buddhism and is importance on caring for the dying person.