▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD
IKKYU SOJUN VS TONI PACKER
Ikkyu Sojun
1394–1481
Walking on, alone, with the question still open.
Toni Packer
1927–2013
At the edge of what language can hold.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Ikkyu Sojun and Toni Packer are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 4 / 10Ikkyu Sojun: 2/10Toni Packer: 6/10
clearly (4/10): Toni Packer values restraint and ascetic discipline; Ikkyu Sojun is less drawn to that path.
- Vital AffirmationΔ 1 / 10Ikkyu Sojun: 8/10Toni Packer: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Ikkyu Sojun affirms life as it is more readily; Toni Packer qualifies that affirmation.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10Ikkyu Sojun: 4/10Toni Packer: 3/10
somewhat (1/10): Ikkyu Sojun treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Toni Packer is readier to question it.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10Ikkyu Sojun: 9/10Toni Packer: 9/10
Both lean strongly into self as illusion.
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Ikkyu Sojun: 5/10Toni Packer: 5/10
Both register moderate universalist impulse.
- Practical Orientationgap 0 / 10Ikkyu Sojun: 7/10Toni Packer: 7/10
Both lean strongly into practical orientation.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 4
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 1
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1
- Self as IllusionΔ 0
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 1
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 1
- Will to PowerΔ 0
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