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LONGCHENPA VS PADMASAMBHAVA
Longchenpa
1308–1364
At the edge of what language can hold.
Padmasambhava
~8th c.
At the edge of what language can hold.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Longchenpa and Padmasambhava are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 2 / 10Longchenpa: 4/10Padmasambhava: 6/10
somewhat (2/10): Padmasambhava trusts the body and the senses; Longchenpa is more dualist or sceptical of them.
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1 / 10Longchenpa: 10/10Padmasambhava: 9/10
somewhat (1/10): Longchenpa is more open to mystical or apophatic depths; Padmasambhava stays within what reason can name.
- Sovereign SelfΔ 1 / 10Longchenpa: 4/10Padmasambhava: 5/10
somewhat (1/10): Padmasambhava treats the individual as the seat of moral authority; Longchenpa embeds it elsewhere.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10Longchenpa: 8/10Padmasambhava: 8/10
Both lean strongly into self as illusion.
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Longchenpa: 7/10Padmasambhava: 7/10
Both lean strongly into universalist impulse.
- Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10Longchenpa: 7/10Padmasambhava: 7/10
Both lean strongly into theoretical drive.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 1
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 2
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 0
- Self as IllusionΔ 0
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
- Sovereign SelfΔ 1
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 0
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