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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Practice consultation

Seek truth through respectful collective deliberation.

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
36/52

69.2%

Nonreligious systems
16/41

39.0%

Represented systems
52/93

55.9%

Specific anchors*
0/52

0.0%

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

Corpus definition

Seek truth through respectful collective deliberation.

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 55.3 · recomputed 55.914

Evidence, mapping by mapping

52 selected mappings

Sikhism · Tradition-level research anchor

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

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 302. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

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

Stoicism · Tradition-level research anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius

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

Tenrikyo · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Tenrikyo teachings on the Joyous Life, mutual help, hope, and service

Open original source ↗ www.tenrikyo.or.jp

Official framework-level anchor · East Asian religion

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 305. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

UN Indigenous Peoples Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Open original source ↗ www.un.org

Official framework-level anchor · International and Indigenous rights 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 306. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

UNESCO Peace and Human Rights Education Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights, International Understanding and Cooperation

Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org

Official framework-level anchor · International educational ethics

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 307. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

United Methodist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

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

Unity Worldwide Spiritual Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Unity Five Principles and teachings on lived truth, spiritual worth, prayer, meditation, and equality

Open original source ↗ www.unity.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / New Thought Christian

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

Universal Human Rights · Tradition-level research anchor

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

Utilitarian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Welfare, consequences and impartial concern

Open original source ↗ www.gutenberg.org

Tradition-level research anchor · Modern 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 311. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Zoroastrianism · Tradition-level research anchor

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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 312. 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.

M160 · Community, Education and Spiritual Responsibility

Use knowledge for service

Apply learning toward healing, justice, and flourishing.

57 / 93 systems mapped · 61.3%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M143 · Community, Education and Spiritual Responsibility

Participate in community service

Contribute time and ability to shared needs.

50 / 93 systems mapped · 53.8%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M153 · Community, Education and Spiritual Responsibility

Pay lawful taxes honestly

Contribute fairly to legitimate public needs.

45 / 93 systems mapped · 48.4%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious6
Overall Rank3
Nonreligious Rank25
Religious Frequency Tier4
Religions Sharing36
Religious Systems52
Religious %69.2
Nonreligious Groups Sharing16
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %39
All Systems Sharing52
All Systems94
Overall %55.3
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index56.4
Religious Adoption Gap30.2

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.