▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD
DOGEN VS HAKUIN
Dogen
1200–1253
At the edge of what language can hold.
Hakuin
1686–1769
At the edge of what language can hold.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Dogen and Hakuin are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Will to PowerΔ 3 / 10Dogen: 2/10Hakuin: 5/10
somewhat (3/10): Hakuin emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Dogen weighs acceptance or context more.
- Sovereign SelfΔ 3 / 10Dogen: 3/10Hakuin: 6/10
somewhat (3/10): Hakuin treats the individual as the seat of moral authority; Dogen embeds it elsewhere.
- Vital AffirmationΔ 1 / 10Dogen: 6/10Hakuin: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Hakuin affirms life as it is more readily; Dogen qualifies that affirmation.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10Dogen: 9/10Hakuin: 9/10
Both lean strongly into self as illusion.
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Dogen: 7/10Hakuin: 7/10
Both lean strongly into universalist impulse.
- Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10Dogen: 4/10Hakuin: 4/10
Both keep embodied sensibility muted.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 1
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 0
- Self as IllusionΔ 0
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
- Sovereign SelfΔ 3
- Theoretical DriveΔ 1
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 1
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 1
- Will to PowerΔ 3
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