Patrul Rinpoche
1808–1887
“His Words of My Perfect Teacher makes the preliminary practices plain.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- SISelf as Illusion9 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity8 / 10
- ATAscetic Tendency8 / 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.
- LongchenpaTHRESHOLD
A Dzogchen master who pointed to a primordial purity beyond all training.
- KumārajīvaTHRESHOLD
Translator of the Lotus and Diamond sutras — Chinese Buddhism's spine.
- MilarepaTHRESHOLD
Tibetan yogi-poet — songs from the caves; murder atoned through liberation.
- AsangaTHRESHOLD
Yogācāra — mind-only; consciousness constructs the world it perceives.
- PadmasambhavaTHRESHOLD
The founder of Tibetan tantra, who taught the recognition of mind as primordial awareness.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Patrul Rinpoche's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Patrul Rinpoche or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREPatrul Rinpoche 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 ▶