{"id":42,"date":"2012-03-26T17:57:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T01:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shindharmanet.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2015-03-03T03:41:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T03:41:37","slug":"ab-writings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/","title":{"rendered":"Writings by Dr. Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/critical\/\">Critical Thinking in Buddhism: The Kalama Sutta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Shinran\u2019s Non-discriminating Universal Faith\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/non-discriminating\/\">Shinran\u2019s Non-discriminating Universal Faith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/perspective\/\">A New Buddhist Perspective<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tiger Woods and Forgiveness: A Buddhist View\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/tiger\/\">Tiger Woods and Forgiveness: A Buddhist View<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Path to Spiritual Freedom\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/freedom\/\">The Path to Spiritual Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Shinran\u2019s Birthday\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/shinrans-birthday\/\">Shinran&#8217;s Birthday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Faith Transforms Life\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/transforms\/\">Faith Transforms Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Buddhism and Atheism\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/atheism\/\">Buddhism and Atheism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Obon and Family Values\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/values\/\">Obon and Family Values<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An interpretation of the contemporary meaning of the Obon Festival that commemorates the ancestors in Japanese Buddhism.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Under God\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/under\/\">Under God<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/em> <em>The following essays, articles and papers are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Amida.pdf\">Amida Buddha, The Central Symbol of Pure Land Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-Heitaro.pdf\">Shin Buddhism and Culture: The Story of Heitaro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-Nothing.pdf\">Shinran: A Man with Nothing to Hide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-Beginnings.pdf\">The Beginnings of Hongwanji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Nichiren.pdf\">Social and Religious Meaning of Nichiren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Nembutsu.pdf\">Understanding Nembutsu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Ideal.pdf\">Amida Buddha and the Ideal of Universal Salvation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Fulfillment.pdf\">The Buddhist Perspective on Human Fulfillment: The Pure Land<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Transmigration.pdf\">Understanding Karma and Transmigration in Buddhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Die.pdf\">Where Do I Go When I Die?: Christian and Buddhist Views<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Salvation.pdf\">Salvation Christian and Buddhist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Amazing.pdf\">Amazing Grace: Christian and Buddhist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Meaning.pdf\">The Meaning of Faith in Buddhism and Christianity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Quest.pdf\">Sudhana\u2019s Quest: Learning and Buddhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Kannon.pdf\">Kannon and the Ideal of Compassion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Remembering.pdf\">Remembering Shinran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Concept.pdf\">The Central Concept of Buddhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Meditation.pdf\">Meditation in Shin Buddhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Yemyo.pdf\">Yemyo Imamura: Connecting the Dots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Human.pdf\">What Does it Mean to Be Human?: Buddhism in the Modern Context<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Kujo.pdf\">Kujo Takeko &#8211; A Modern Buddhist Woman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Loyalty.pdf\">Honen and Shinran: Loyalty and Independence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Interpreting.pdf\">Buddhism and Christianity: Interpreting A New Testament Passage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/03\/Bloom-Iconoclast.pdf\">Buddha: The Perpetual Iconoclast<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-Iconoclast.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 There are many facets of Buddhism. However, the essence of Buddhism, which distinguishes it in some ways from other religions or religious philosophies, may be called iconoclasm.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Cosmic.pdf\">The Cosmic Faith of the Japanese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Introduction to Religion in China and Japan<\/strong>&#8230;<\/em><\/span> The following chapters are taken from the volume &#8220;Religion and Man; India and Far Eastern Religious Traditions,&#8221; by Alfred Bloom (New York: Harper\u00a0 &amp; Row, 1971.) pp. 139-282. They are included here to provide a background for Buddhism in East Asia, and offer some information on the meaning and significance of the religious faiths of China and Japan.\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Bloom-IntroChina.pdf\">Introduction: Religion in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-IntroJapan.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Bloom-IntroJapan.pdf\">Introduction: Religion in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Propagation.pdf\">Issues in Propagation of Shin Buddhism in the West<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Transformation.pdf\">Spiritual Transformation and the Meaning of Shin Buddhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Awakening.pdf\">Awakening with the Buddha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Spirituality.pdf\">The Spirituality of Shinran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Globalization.pdf\">Globalization and Buddhism<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-Globalization.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 An exploration of globalization, from the HAIB Newslettter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Tradition.pdf\">Introduction to Pure Land Tradition<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A general presentation of the Pure Land tradition relative to texts, doctrine, development in Japan, Shinran.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Foundation.pdf\">The Foundation of Shinran&#8217;s Faith: Supremacy of the Vow in the &#8216;Tannisho&#8217;<\/a> \u2013 Lectures on the &#8220;Tannisho, Notes Lamenting the Deviations,&#8221; an important Shin Buddhist text giving seminal insights of Shinran.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Endowed.pdf\">The Life of Endowed Trust<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Sermon, on nature of faith and trust in Shin Buddhism.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Age.pdf\">Buddhism in a New Age<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Shin Buddhism faces a new age of technology and society. It challenges us for our future activities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Situation.pdf\">Shin Buddhism\u00a0\u2013 The Contemporary Situation in America<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A general presentation of the problems and prospects of contemporary Shin Buddhism. (1997)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Unique.pdf\">The Unique Potential of Shin Buddhism in Western Society<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A brief essay on the meaning of Shin Buddhism for modern people.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Kyogyoshinsho.pdf\">Kyogyoshinsho \u2013 Foundation and Resource for Shinran&#8217;s Understanding of Nembutsu<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Introduction to the &#8220;Kyogyoshinsho.&#8221; An essay on Shinran&#8217;s major text as a resource for understanding nembutsu.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Ultimacy.pdf\">The Ultimacy of Jodo Shinshu<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Shinran&#8217;s response to Tendai, the reigning system of thought of his time. Shinran&#8217;s approach reflects his creativity in confronting contemporary thought in his own age.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Rennyo and the Renaissance of Contemporary Shin Buddhism<\/strong> &#8230;<\/em><\/span> This two-part essay introduces Rennyo (1415-99), the eighth Abbot of the Shin Buddhist Denomination, who is commonly called the &#8220;Restorer&#8221; of Shin Buddhism.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Renaissance1.pdf\">Part 1<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Life of Rennyo<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-RenaissanceI.pdf\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Renaissance2.pdf\">Part 2<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pdf\/Bloom-Renaissance2.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 Rennyo&#8217;s contributions to the development of Shin Buddhism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Parallel.pdf\">Parallel Recognitions of Honen and Rennyo in the Development of the Pure Land Movement in Japan<\/a>.\u00a0\u2013 This essay indicates the heritage from Honen underlying the achievements that became evident in Rennyo through the composition of the &#8220;Senchakushu&#8221; (Jodo Shu reading, &#8220;Senjakushu&#8221; in Jodo Shinshu).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/04\/Bloom-Memory.pdf\">Obon: A Festival of Memory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Living.pdf\">Obon Festival &#8230; Living and Dying in Buddhism<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Further reflections on Obon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Identity.pdf\">Spiritual Values and Personal Identity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Significance.pdf\">Honen Shonin\u2019s Religious and Social Significance in the Pure Land Tradition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Women.pdf\">Rennyo&#8217;s View of the Salvation of Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Manshi.pdf\">Kiyozawa Manshi and the Renewal of Buddhism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Reforming.pdf\">The Reforming Abbot Myonyo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/Bloom-Reforming.pdf\">Buddhism and Healing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical Thinking in Buddhism: The Kalama Sutta Shinran\u2019s Non-discriminating Universal Faith A New Buddhist Perspective Tiger Woods and Forgiveness: A Buddhist View The Path to Spiritual Freedom Shinran&#8217;s Birthday Faith Transforms Life Buddhism and Atheism Obon and Family Values\u00a0\u2013 An <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/bloom\/ab-writings\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":760,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bschawaii.org\/shindharmanet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}