Longchenpa
1308–1364
“A Dzogchen master who pointed to a primordial purity beyond all training.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity10 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition8 / 10
- SISelf as Illusion8 / 10
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- AtishaTHRESHOLD
Three persons of capacity; lojong mind-training in compassion.
- Patrul RinpocheTHRESHOLD
His Words of My Perfect Teacher makes the preliminary practices plain.
- PadmasambhavaTHRESHOLD
The founder of Tibetan tantra, who taught the recognition of mind as primordial awareness.
- Pseudo-DionysiusTHRESHOLD
Apophatic theology: saying only what God is not, the one honest path.
- Frithjof SchuonTHRESHOLD
Transcendent unity of religions — the perennial philosophy.
- ZhiyiTHRESHOLD
The founder of Tiantai, who held three truths in mutual containment.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Longchenpa's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Longchenpa or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPARELongchenpa vs AtishaOn Mull's map Atisha sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶