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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents

Continue reasonable care toward those reliant upon you.

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
28/52

53.8%

Nonreligious systems
9/41

22.0%

Represented systems
37/93

39.8%

Specific anchors*
0/37

0.0%

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

Corpus definition

Continue reasonable care toward those reliant upon you.

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 39.4 · recomputed 39.7849

Evidence, mapping by mapping

37 selected mappings

African Charter Duties Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties

Open original source ↗ au.int

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 3531. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Anglican Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3532. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Assemblies of God Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official doctrines and position papers

Open original source ↗ ag.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 3533. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Bahá'í Faith · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3534. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

British Unitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3535. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Buddhism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3536. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Cao Dai Religious Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3537. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Catholic Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3538. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Children's Rights Ethics (CRC) · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Open original source ↗ www.unicef.org

Official framework-level anchor · International ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3539. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Christianity - Biblical · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3540. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Gospel Topics, Articles of Faith, and church teaching manuals

Open original source ↗ www.churchofjesuschrist.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3541. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Church of the Brethren Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3542. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3543. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3544. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Hinduism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

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 3545. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Humanists International - Modern Humanism · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Amsterdam Declaration 2022 / Declaration of Modern Humanism

Open original source ↗ humanists.international

Official framework-level anchor · Modern nonreligious ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3546. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Indigenous Relational Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Reciprocity, kinship, land responsibility and community continuity

Open original source ↗ www.un.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Comparative indigenous 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 3547. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Islam · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Qur'an and major hadith collections

Open original source ↗ quran.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 3548. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jainism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Great vows, ahimsa and Jain canonical traditions

Open original source ↗ www.sacred-texts.com

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 3549. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Jehovah's Witness Christian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official neutrality, impartiality, family, gambling, and peace resources

Open original source ↗ www.jw.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian

Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3550. 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.

M111 · Family, Sexuality and Relationships

Love or care for one's neighbor

Seek the well-being of people in one's moral community.

47 / 93 systems mapped · 50.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M108 · Family, Sexuality and Relationships

Resolve family conflict without abuse

Use truthful and nonviolent means in household conflict.

46 / 93 systems mapped · 49.5%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M116 · Family, Sexuality and Relationships

Educate children morally

Teach responsibility, compassion, truthfulness, and wisdom.

55 / 93 systems mapped · 59.1%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious82
Overall Rank111
Nonreligious Rank118
Religious Frequency Tier12
Religions Sharing28
Religious Systems52
Religious %53.8
Nonreligious Groups Sharing9
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %22
All Systems Sharing37
All Systems94
Overall %39.4
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index40.9
Religious Adoption Gap31.8

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.