Zohar and Sefer Etz Chaim

Both texts engage with partzufim (Arik Anpin, Ze'ir Anpin, Atika Kadisha) and their structural/hierarchical relationship. Text 1 (Etz Chaim) focuses on the quantitative distribution of olamot through partzufim—specifically how the 320 lights of Keter are divided between the crown portions, with Ze'ir Anpin receiving half the Keter and thus inheriting 320 olamot for the righteous. Text 2 (Zohar Idra Rabba) emphasizes the qualitative unity and completion (ashlemuta) achieved when crowns and adornments unite, highlighting how the form (diyukna) of Adam encompasses both upper and lower partzufim in integrated tikkunim. Text 1 treats olamot as divisible, quantifiable inheritances distributed through partzufic structure; Text 2 treats partzufim as harmoniously unified in a single, all-encompassing form. The disagreement concerns whether the focus should be on hierarchical distribution (Text 1) or integrated wholeness (Text 2).