Alfred Bloom (Buddhist)
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This article is about the Buddhist scholar. For the linguist, see Alfred Bloom.
Alfred Bloom (November 9, 1926 – August 25, 2017)[1] was an American Shin Buddhism scholar, who pioneered Jōdo Shinshū studies in the English-speaking world.[2][1]
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Born | November 9, 1926 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | August 25, 2017(2017-08-25) (aged 90) Honolulu, Hawaii |
Occupation | Author and professor |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Ph.D. |
Alma mater | Harvard Divinity School |
Period | 1963 |
Genre | Comparative Religious Studies |
Subject | Shin Buddhism and Religious Studies |
Notable works | Shinran's Gospel of Pure Grace |
Spouse | Dorothy N. Bloom |
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