Nir Feinberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 1607885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nir Feinberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nir |
| FAMILY NAME | Feinberg |
| SIGNATURE | FEINBERG N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-1284-1355 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Buddhist Models of Existential Crisis in Āryaśūra’s Jātakamālā
This article explores the diversity of classical Buddhist models of experiencing existential crisis. It offers an analysis of four narratives from Āryaśūra’s Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives ( Jātakamālā ) that revolve around a transformative occurrence in one of the Buddha’s previous births. By unpacking the Buddhist doctrinal and philosophical principles embedded in these stories of transformation, the article underscores the ethical and spir…
The Question of the Buddha’s Ontology
What is a Buddha? This fundamental question may epitomize what the study of Buddhism is about, yet from the vantage point of early Buddhism, it is a problematic question to be asking. In early Buddhist texts, the quest to understand the nature of a Buddha often entails substituting the urge to define what the Buddha is with a determination to explore who the Buddha is. I examine these foundational questions concerning the Buddha’s being by focusi…
A Buddhist Critique of Desire
The Buddhist Logic of Distress (Saṃvega)
In the early Buddhist discourses, distressing experiences like fear and disgust are evaluated in contradictory modes. These upsetting emotions are considered both a detriment and an advantage for those seeking liberation from suffering. This ambivalence is reflective of the classical Buddhist conception of distress. The earliest scholastic Buddhist texts (i.e., Abhidharma sources) have sought to resolve the ambivalence surrounding this conception…
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A Buddhist Critique of Desire
The Buddhist Logic of Distress (Saṃvega)
In the early Buddhist discourses, distressing experiences like fear and disgust are evaluated in contradictory modes. These upsetting emotions are considered both a detriment and an advantage for those seeking liberation from suffering. This ambivalence is reflective of the classical Buddhist conception of distress. The earliest scholastic Buddhist texts (i.e., Abhidharma sources) have sought to resolve the ambivalence surrounding this conception…
Buddhist Models of Existential Crisis in Āryaśūra’s Jātakamālā
This article explores the diversity of classical Buddhist models of experiencing existential crisis. It offers an analysis of four narratives from Āryaśūra’s Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives ( Jātakamālā ) that revolve around a transformative occurrence in one of the Buddha’s previous births. By unpacking the Buddhist doctrinal and philosophical principles embedded in these stories of transformation, the article underscores the ethical and spir…
The Question of the Buddha’s Ontology
What is a Buddha? This fundamental question may epitomize what the study of Buddhism is about, yet from the vantage point of early Buddhism, it is a problematic question to be asking. In early Buddhist texts, the quest to understand the nature of a Buddha often entails substituting the urge to define what the Buddha is with a determination to explore who the Buddha is. I examine these foundational questions concerning the Buddha’s being by focusi…
Buddhism (4 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (4 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (4 works) · Emotions and Moral Behavior (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Astronomy (1 work) · Buddhist philosophy (1 work)