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
Kabbalistic work
aimsTo explain metaphysical structure of creation
systematize Lurianic teachings
associatedWithCommunity Safed Kabbalists NERFINISHED
belongsToSchool Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED
concerns processes within the Godhead
relationship between God and creation
describes Lurianic cosmology
configuration of the sefirot
interrelation of spiritual worlds
process of emanation
focusesOn divine emanations
sefirot
structure of the spiritual worlds
genre esoteric doctrine
mystical theology
geographicalContext Safed NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedTeacher Rabbi Isaac Luria NERFINISHED
hasConcept Shevirat ha-Kelim NERFINISHED
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
later Kabbalistic literature
hasTraditionalAuthor Rabbi Chaim Vital NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early modern period
isConsidered foundational text of Lurianic Kabbalah
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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Sefer Etz Chaim titleMeaning Book of the Tree of Life