Zohar and Tanya

Both texts affirm the existence and function of partzufim (zeir anpin and nukvah in Text 1; ancient holy one and zeir anpin in Text 2) and their role in creating/structuring lower worlds (olamot). Text 1 emphasizes the mechanism of creation through the joining (ziyvug) of partzufim and the transmission of divine light (ohr) through vessels (kelim) descending to Briah-Yetzira-Assiyah via the line (kav) of ein-sof. Text 2 emphasizes the structural completeness (ashlemutah) achieved when crowns unite and the encompassing of upper and lower (ilayin and tatain) within the form (diyuknah) of adam. Text 1 privileges emanation and light-transmission as primary; Text 2 privileges structural integration and form as primary. The concepts are compatible but the interpretive emphasis differs.