Sefer Etz Chaim and Tanya

Both texts acknowledge netzach and hod as lower sefirot that serve as vessels/garments (levushim) for higher divine attributes. Text 1 (Etz Chaim) focuses on the metaphysical mechanism of how higher sefirot clothe themselves downward through these vessels to prevent external forces from grasping them. Text 2 (Tanya) emphasizes netzach-hod-yesod as the necessary mediation through which even Moses could perceive divine attributes—stressing accessibility and contemplative function rather than protective mechanism. The frameworks are compatible but differ in which aspect of these sefirot they foreground: containment/protection versus mediation/knowability.