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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Respect and assist elders

Protect the dignity and needs of older people.

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
Religious systems
33/52

63.5%

Nonreligious systems
10/41

24.4%

Represented systems
43/93

46.2%

Specific anchors*
0/43

0.0%

*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.

Corpus definition

Protect the dignity and needs of older people.

This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.

Preserved calculation difference

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 45.7 · recomputed 46.2366

Evidence, mapping by mapping

43 selected mappings

Kardecist Spiritism · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Allan Kardec's moral teachings and official United States Spiritist Federation resources

Open original source ↗ spiritist.us

Official framework-level anchor · Spiritist religious-philosophical tradition

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 1160. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Latter-day Saint Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Articles of Faith, scriptures, and official Church teachings

Open original source ↗ www.churchofjesuschrist.org

Official framework-level 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 1161. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and Table of Duties

Open original source ↗ resources.lcms.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 1162. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Mahayana Bodhisattva Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Brahma's Net Sutra and bodhisattva precept traditions

Open original source ↗ bdkamerica.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1163. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Maimonidean 613 Mitzvot Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Maimonides' Sefer HaMitzvot and Mishneh Torah, with Torah source texts

Open original source ↗ www.chabad.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Jewish

Jewish commandments may be ritual, civil, agricultural, Temple-specific, group-specific, or universally ethical; mapping does not erase those distinctions.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1164. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Medical Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

World Medical Association ethical declarations

Open original source ↗ www.wma.net

Tradition-level research anchor · Professional ethics

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 1165. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace

Open original source ↗ www.sgi-usa.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1166. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Soldier's Covenant and Salvation Army international social-moral commitments

Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1167. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Amsterdam Declaration

Open original source ↗ humanists.international

Tradition-level research anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics

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 1168. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Shinnyo-en Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Shinnyo-en teaching on integrity, meditation, wisdom, compassion, altruism, and Buddha nature

Open original source ↗ shinnyoen.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, institutional authority, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1169. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh ethical principles

Open original source ↗ www.sikhcoalition.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 1170. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Soto Zen official precept and practice framework

Open original source ↗ www.sotozen.com

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Verify the exact translation, ritual context, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1171. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Swedenborgian Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Emanuel Swedenborg's Doctrine of Charity and official Swedenborgian teaching resources

Open original source ↗ swedenborg.com

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

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 1172. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements

Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

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 1173. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1174. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Tibetan Buddhist Universal Responsibility · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Dalai Lama teachings on compassion, nonviolence, environment, and universal responsibility

Open original source ↗ www.dalailama.com

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1175. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and Human Genome Declaration

Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org

Official framework-level anchor · International bioethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1176. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official justice, peace, inclusion, and creation-care ministries

Open original source ↗ www.ucc.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic

Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1177. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

United Methodist Social Principles and Social Creed

Open original source ↗ www.umc.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 1178. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Nations Principles for Older Persons · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

UN Principles for Older Persons: independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity

Open original source ↗ www.un.org

Official framework-level anchor · International ageing ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1179. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

History and geography: source limits

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.

Explore connections in the same category

Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.

M093 · Compassion, Charity and Vulnerable People

Welcome the stranger

Treat migrants, travelers, and outsiders with dignity.

47 / 93 systems mapped · 50.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M095 · Compassion, Charity and Vulnerable People

Include persons with disabilities

Promote dignity, access, and participation.

44 / 93 systems mapped · 47.3%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious25
Overall Rank48
Nonreligious Rank110
Religious Frequency Tier7
Religions Sharing33
Religious Systems52
Religious %63.5
Nonreligious Groups Sharing10
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %24.4
All Systems Sharing43
All Systems94
Overall %45.7
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index38.4
Religious Adoption Gap39.1

Religion-weighted commonality

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.