Hayyim Vital

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Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Chaim Vital 16
Rabbi Chaim Vital 5
Hayyim Vital canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century rabbi
Jewish mystic
Kabbalist
author
rabbi
alternateName Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital

Hayyim ben Joseph Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital

Ḥayyim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
birthDate 1542
birthPlace Ottoman Empire
Safed
chiefDiscipleOf Isaac Luria
deathDate 1620
deathPlace Damascus
Ottoman Empire
discipleOf Isaac Luria
era 16th century
early 17th century
ethnicity Jewish
father Joseph Vital
fieldOfWork Jewish mysticism
Kabbalah
influenced Hasidic thought
Sephardic mystical traditions
later Kabbalists
influencedBy Isaac Luria
Moses Cordovero
linked to: Moshe Cordovero
knownFor foundational influence on later Jewish mysticism
recording the teachings of Isaac Luria
systematizing Lurianic Kabbalah
language Hebrew
movement Lurianic Kabbalah
linked to: Safed Kabbalah
name Hayyim Vital
nationality Ottoman
linked to: Ottoman Empire
notableWork Book of Visions
Eitz Chaim
Etz Chaim
Etz Ḥayim
linked to: Etz Chaim

Sefer HaHezyonot
Shaar HaGilgulim
Shaar HaKavanot
Shaar HaMitzvot
Shaar HaPesukim
occupation author
kabbalist
rabbi
religion Judaism
residence Damascus
Egypt
Jerusalem
Safed
studentOf Isaac Luria
teacher Isaac Luria
Moses Alshech
linked to: R. Moshe Alshich

Moses Cordovero
linked to: Moshe Cordovero

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gilgul expoundedBy Hayyim Vital
subject linked to: Gilgul (reincarnation)
Etz Chaim hasAuthor Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Etz Chaim hasCompiler Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Etz Chaim hasKeyFigure Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Isaac Luria influenced Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Isaac Luria student Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Moshe Cordovero influenced Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Ein Sof discussedBy Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Shevirat ha-Kelim transmittedBy Hayyim Vital
Shaar HaGilgulim hasAuthor Rabbi Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Shaar HaGilgulim attributedTo Rabbi Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Shaar HaGilgulim associatedFigure Rabbi Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Sefer Etz Chaim author Rabbi Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Sefer Etz Chaim attributedTo Rabbi Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Isaac Luria influenced Chaim Vital
subject linked to: the Ari
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Isaac Luria teacherOf Chaim Vital
subject linked to: the Ari
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Isaac Luria doctrineTransmittedBy Chaim Vital
subject linked to: the Ari
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital name Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital alternateName Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital alternateName Ḥayyim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital alternateName Hayyim ben Joseph Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Sifra di-Tsni’uta commentedOnBy Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Safed Kabbalah associatedWith Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Safed Kabbalah hasMajorFigure Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Old Cemetery of Safed hasGraveOf Chaim Vital
linked to: Hayyim Vital
Moshe Alshich teacherOf Chaim Vital
subject linked to: R. Moshe Alshich
linked to: Hayyim Vital