BODHIDHARMA VS SHUNRYU SUZUKI
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Bodhidharma and Shunryu Suzuki are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Self as IllusionΔ 3 / 10Bodhidharma: 9/10Shunryu Suzuki: 6/10
somewhat (3/10): Bodhidharma treats the unified self as an illusion or construction; Shunryu Suzuki takes the self as more given.
- Practical OrientationΔ 2 / 10Bodhidharma: 9/10Shunryu Suzuki: 7/10
somewhat (2/10): Bodhidharma is oriented toward what helps a life go well in practice; Shunryu Suzuki foregrounds other priorities.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 2 / 10Bodhidharma: 9/10Shunryu Suzuki: 7/10
somewhat (2/10): Bodhidharma values restraint and ascetic discipline; Shunryu Suzuki is less drawn to that path.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Sovereign Selfgap 0 / 10Bodhidharma: 7/10Shunryu Suzuki: 7/10
Both lean strongly into sovereign self.
- Skeptical Reflexgap 0 / 10Bodhidharma: 7/10Shunryu Suzuki: 7/10
Both lean strongly into skeptical reflex.
- Reverence for Traditiongap 0 / 10Bodhidharma: 4/10Shunryu Suzuki: 4/10
Both keep reverence for tradition muted.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 2
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 2
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1
- Practical OrientationΔ 2
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 0
- Self as IllusionΔ 3
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
- Sovereign SelfΔ 0
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 1
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 1
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 1