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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

Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Open original source ↗ www.un.org

Tradition-level research anchor · International 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 1180. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

World Medical Association Physician's Pledge

Open original source ↗ www.wma.net

Official framework-level anchor · Professional medical ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1181. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Zoroastrianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Avesta and Asha-centered ethics

Open original source ↗ www.avesta.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Iranian

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 1182. 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.