Zohar and Sefer Etz Chaim

Both texts engage with partzufim and the structure of worlds (olamot). Text 1 (Etz Chaim) provides detailed technical description of how partzufim emerge through emanation (אצילו) in strict linear progression—circles and straight lines, neshama and ruach levels, with specific discussion of ten circles and the six partzufim (Atik, AA, AUA, ZON). Text 2 (Zohar Idra Rabba) emphasizes the unification and completion (אשלמותא) of crowns and their integration into a single form (דיוקנא דאדם) encompassing upper and lower realms. Text 1 stresses structural emanation mechanics; Text 2 emphasizes metaphysical integration and unity. Both accept partzufim structure but differ in what aspect they foreground.