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This page provides a simple browsing interface for finding entities described by a property and a named value. Other available search interfaces include the page property search, and the ask query builder.

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• Bloom, A.  + (Dr.+Alfred+Bloom+has+long+been+a+pioneer+i … Dr.+Alfred+Bloom+has+long+been+a+pioneer+in+putting+Shin+Buddhism+in+modern+context%2C+showing+its+relevance+to+men+and+women+of+every+age+and+culture.+He+began+his+life+as+a+fundamentalist+Christian%2C+drawn+to+missionary+work+when%2C+at+the+age+of+eighteen%2C+he+was+sent+to+serve+with+the+Army+of+Occupation+in+Japan.+Hearing+Amida+Buddha+used+to+interpret+the+Christian+term+%22grace%22+roused+his+curiousity.+When+he+returned+to+seminary%2C+he+became+a+liberal+with+an+increasing+interest+in+Buddhism.%0A%0AIn+1957%2C+he+returned+to+Japan+for+two+years+on+a+Fulbright%2C+studying+the+life+and+thought+of+the+radical+thirteenth+century+monk+Shinran%2C+founder+of+Shin+Buddhist+tradition.+From+1959+to+1961%2C+he+was+at+Harvard+University%2C+completing+his+doctorate+and+serving+as+the+first+proctor+at+Harvard%27s+Center+for+the+Study+of+World+Religions.+For+several+years+he+taught+religious+studies+at+the+University+of+Oregon%2C+joining+the+Religion+Department+of+the+University+of+Hawaii+in+1970.+%28Source%3A+%27%27The+Promise+of+Boundless+Compassion%3A+Shin+Buddhism+For+Today%27%27%2C+book+jacket%29Buddhism+For+Today%27%27%2C+book+jacket%29)

• Bloom, A.  +