Rabbi Triebitz quotes the Arizal who claims that his concept of partzufim was known, though concealed, by Ramban and Sefer HaBahir. Rabbi Triebitz asks where and how does the Ari find allusions to this concept in those texts (apart from through Divine Inspiration, which is also the correct answer)?

He shows the similarities between the concepts of partzufim and hyuli, and again discusses ‘being’ and ‘becoming’. He also shows that the Vilna Gaon seems to argue on the Arizal as to which is the higher concept of the two.

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