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TSONGKHAPA VS VASUBANDHU
Tsongkhapa
1357–1419
At the edge of what language can hold.
Vasubandhu
~4th c.
At the edge of what language can hold.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Tsongkhapa and Vasubandhu are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 2 / 10Tsongkhapa: 8/10Vasubandhu: 6/10
somewhat (2/10): Tsongkhapa treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Vasubandhu is readier to question it.
- Practical OrientationΔ 2 / 10Tsongkhapa: 8/10Vasubandhu: 6/10
somewhat (2/10): Tsongkhapa is oriented toward what helps a life go well in practice; Vasubandhu foregrounds other priorities.
- Tragic VisionΔ 1 / 10Tsongkhapa: 6/10Vasubandhu: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Vasubandhu sees tragedy and limit as central; Tsongkhapa doesn't make that the starting point.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10Tsongkhapa: 9/10Vasubandhu: 9/10
Both lean strongly into self as illusion.
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Tsongkhapa: 8/10Vasubandhu: 8/10
Both lean strongly into universalist impulse.
- Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10Tsongkhapa: 8/10Vasubandhu: 8/10
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 1
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1
- Practical OrientationΔ 2
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 2
- Self as IllusionΔ 0
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 0
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 1
- Tragic VisionΔ 1
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 0
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