Book of the Tree of Life
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Book of the Tree of Life is a foundational Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital, that systematically presents the Lurianic teachings on the structure of the spiritual worlds and the divine emanations (sefirot).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical text
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Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain metaphysical structure of creation
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systematize Lurianic teachings ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Safed Kabbalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSchool | Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
processes within the Godhead
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relationship between God and creation ⓘ |
| describes |
Lurianic cosmology
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configuration of the sefirot ⓘ interrelation of spiritual worlds ⓘ process of emanation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
divine emanations
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sefirot ⓘ structure of the spiritual worlds ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric doctrine
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mystical theology ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedTeacher | Rabbi Isaac Luria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Shevirat ha-Kelim
NERFINISHED
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Tikkun NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzimtzum NERFINISHED ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ partzufim ⓘ ten sefirot NERFINISHED ⓘ world of Asiyah ⓘ world of Atzilut ⓘ world of Beriah ⓘ world of Yetzirah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Hasidic thought
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later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAuthor | Rabbi Chaim Vital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
foundational text of Lurianic Kabbalah
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systematic presentation of Lurianic teachings ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Tree of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Etz Chaim (Tree of Life) in Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | prior Kabbalistic knowledge ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | authoritative Lurianic source ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Kabbalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot with Kabbalistic curriculum ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | esoteric tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | advanced Kabbalistic study ⓘ |
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