Authors / Alfred Bloom A scholar and priest of Jōdō Shinshū Buddhism in the United States. Selected Works by year 1984 • 1986 • 2007 • 2008 1984 The Buddhist Perspective on Human Fulfillment: The Pure Land 1986 Amida Buddha: The Central Symbol of Pure Land Buddhism 2007 Obon: A Festival of Memory 2008 Kannon and the Ideal of Compassion