Treat prisoners humanely
Protect the dignity and basic welfare of detained persons.
Treat life as possessing profound moral value.
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
67.3%
39.0%
54.8%
2.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Treat life as possessing profound moral value.
This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.
The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.
All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93
Overall %: source 54.3 · recomputed 54.8387
51 selected mappings
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties
Official framework-level anchor · African regional ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 313. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Church of England Commandments, Catechism, and Living Out Our Faith
Open original source ↗ www.churchofengland.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Verify the exact section and scope before quoting; framework-level mappings identify strong ethical analogues.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 314. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Nicomachean Ethics
Open original source ↗ classics.mit.edu
Tradition-level research anchor · Greco-Roman philosophy
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 315. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Sanctity of Human Life position paper
Specific primary/official anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 316. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Official Bahá'í teachings
Open original source ↗ www.bahai.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic-derived / independent
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 317. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Official Brahma Kumaris values, peace, education, responsibility, and environmental materials
Open original source ↗ www.brahmakumaris.org
Official framework-level anchor · South Asian spiritual movement
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 318. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Official Unitarian teachings on freedom, reason, tolerance, conscience, dignity, inclusion, and service
Open original source ↗ www.unitarian.org.uk
Official framework-level anchor · Liberal religious tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 319. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path and suttas
Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 320. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Cao Dai teachings on love, justice, moderation, universal kinship, and religious harmony
Open original source ↗ caodai.com.vn
Official framework-level anchor · Vietnamese syncretic religion
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, translation, historical setting, institutional authority, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 321. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Catechism and official social teaching
Open original source ↗ www.vatican.va
Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 322. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Official tenets and Church Manual ethics
Open original source ↗ www.christianscience.com
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 323. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Old and New Testaments
Open original source ↗ www.biblegateway.com
Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 324. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Official beliefs, Annual Conference statements, and peacebuilding resources
Open original source ↗ www.brethren.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 325. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Analects, Mencius and classical ethics
Open original source ↗ ctext.org
Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 326. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Tao Te Ching and classical Daoist ethics
Open original source ↗ ctext.org
Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 327. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Open original source ↗ social.desa.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International ethics
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 328. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Earth Charter principles of respect, ecological integrity, justice, democracy, nonviolence, and peace
Open original source ↗ earthcharter.org
Official framework-level anchor · Global ecological and social ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact principle or article, affected community, legal status, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 329. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Orthodox Church in America, The Orthodox Faith
Open original source ↗ www.oca.org
Tradition-level research anchor · Abrahamic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 330. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief
Open original source ↗ aeu.org
Official framework-level anchor · Ethical religion and humanism
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 331. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the dignity of life · System profile
Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras and dharma traditions
Open original source ↗ www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in
Tradition-level research anchor · Dharmic
Comparative analogue only; verify exact wording, translation, school, denomination, historical context, scope, and exceptions before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 332. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.
Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.
Protect the dignity and basic welfare of detained persons.
Do not impose penalties that deny human dignity.
Provide dignity, presence, comfort, and proportionate care near death.
| Primary Rank - Religious | 7 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 4 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 30 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 5 |
| Religions Sharing | 35 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 67.3 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 16 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 39 |
| All Systems Sharing | 51 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 54.3 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 2 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 57.9 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 28.3 |
Religion-weighted commonality