CTHE-1 (Comparative Metaphysics): Multiple traditions name “the ultimate” (e.g., Brahman, Dao, emptiness, God), but “ultimacy” is difficult to define across contexts. E-021
CTHE-2 (Method): Cross-cultural comparison of “ultimates” presupposes some shared core/family resemblance; this is disputed (particularism vs. comparativism). E-020
CTHE-3 (Method): Any substantive definition of ultimacy risks cultural deformation; “ultimacy” may need to be a “properly vague” category to cover disparate instances. E-022