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FAZANG VS ZHIYI
Fazang
643–712
At the edge of what language can hold.
Zhiyi
538–597
At the edge of what language can hold.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Fazang and Zhiyi are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 2 / 10Fazang: 5/10Zhiyi: 7/10
somewhat (2/10): Zhiyi locates the self in community and relationship; Fazang starts from the individual.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10Fazang: 6/10Zhiyi: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Zhiyi treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Fazang is readier to question it.
- Theoretical DriveΔ 1 / 10Fazang: 8/10Zhiyi: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Fazang pursues understanding for its own sake; Zhiyi is more interested in what understanding is for.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10Fazang: 7/10Zhiyi: 7/10
Both lean strongly into ascetic tendency.
- Practical Orientationgap 0 / 10Fazang: 6/10Zhiyi: 6/10
Both register moderate practical orientation.
- Skeptical Reflexgap 0 / 10Fazang: 5/10Zhiyi: 5/10
Both register moderate skeptical reflex.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 2
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1
- Self as IllusionΔ 1
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
- Sovereign SelfΔ 0
- Theoretical DriveΔ 1
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 0
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