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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Protect public goods

Care for institutions and resources used by all.

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
26/52

50.0%

Nonreligious systems
15/41

36.6%

Represented systems
41/93

44.1%

Specific anchors*
0/41

0.0%

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

Corpus definition

Care for institutions and resources used by all.

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 43.6 · recomputed 44.086

Evidence, mapping by mapping

41 selected mappings

Judaism · Tradition-level research anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Torah, Prophets, Wisdom literature and rabbinic tradition

Open original source ↗ www.sefaria.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 4206. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Kantian Ethics · Tradition-level research anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Groundwork and duty-based ethics

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 4207. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Lutheran Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

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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 4208. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Mahayana Bodhisattva Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

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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 4209. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Moravian Church Christianity · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Official Moravian teaching on unity, liberty, love, faith, hope, and respectful disagreement

Open original source ↗ www.moravian.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / 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 4210. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship

Open original source ↗ quaker.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church

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

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 4211. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Religious Society of Friends - Quaker Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Friends General Conference materials on peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, community, and stewardship

Open original source ↗ www.fgcquaker.org

Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian peace 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 4212. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Secular Humanism · Tradition-level research anchor

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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 4213. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Shinto · Tradition-level research anchor

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Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Jinja Honcho educational materials

Open original source ↗ www.jinjahoncho.or.jp

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 4214. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

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 4215. 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 4216. 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 4217. 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 4218. 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 4219. 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 4220. 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 4221. 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 4222. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

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

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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 4223. 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 4224. 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 4225. 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.

M150 · Community, Education and Spiritual Responsibility

Practice consultation

Seek truth through respectful collective deliberation.

52 / 93 systems mapped · 55.9%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M156 · Community, Education and Spiritual Responsibility

Welcome correction from the community

Allow accountable relationships to challenge wrongdoing.

41 / 93 systems mapped · 44.1%
Workbook confidence: Developing
M142 · Community, Education and Spiritual Responsibility

Build trustworthy communities

Support institutions and relationships worthy of confidence.

40 / 93 systems mapped · 43.0%
Workbook confidence: Developing
Unmodified source statistics
Primary Rank - Religious99
Overall Rank68
Nonreligious Rank34
Religious Frequency Tier14
Religions Sharing26
Religious Systems52
Religious %50
Nonreligious Groups Sharing15
Nonreligious Groups41
Nonreligious %36.6
All Systems Sharing41
All Systems94
Overall %43.6
Direct Official Anchors0
Direct Evidence %0
Cross-Sphere Balance Index73.2
Religious Adoption Gap13.4

Moderately shared across both spheres

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.