Tsongkhapa
1357–1419
“Synthesis of sutra and tantra. Emptiness combined with rigorous logic. Lamrim — the graduated path.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TRTrust in Reason9 / 10
- SISelf as Illusion9 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition8 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- VasubandhuTHRESHOLD
Twenty Verses — defense of mind-only against the realist objection.
- AsangaTHRESHOLD
Yogācāra — mind-only; consciousness constructs the world it perceives.
- Jay GarfieldTHRESHOLD
Engaging Buddhism — analytic philosophy through Madhyamaka eyes.
- KumarajilaTHRESHOLD
Translator of the Lotus and Diamond sutras — Chinese Buddhism's spine.
- Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanTHRESHOLD
Hindu View of Life — religion as experience, philosophy as its grammar.
- DignagaTHRESHOLD
Pramanasamuccaya — the founder of Buddhist epistemology.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Tsongkhapa's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Tsongkhapa or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPARETsongkhapa vs VasubandhuOn Mull's map Vasubandhu 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 ▶