Promote benevolence
Actively seek the material, moral, and spiritual good of others.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy
Direct attention and conduct toward what is morally excellent and constructive.
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
- 13/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 4/41
- Represented systems
- 17/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/17
25.0%
9.8%
18.3%
5.9%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Direct attention and conduct toward what is morally excellent and constructive.
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 18.1 · recomputed 18.2796
Evidence, mapping by mapping
17 selected mappings
African Charter Duties Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties
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 7998. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Assemblies of God Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official doctrines and position papers
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 7999. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Christian Science Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official tenets and Church Manual ethics
Open original source ↗ www.christianscience.com
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Verify exact wording, authority, context, translation, and scope.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8000. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Church of the Brethren Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · 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 8001. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief
Open original source ↗ aeu.org
Official framework-level anchor · Ethical religion and humanism
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8002. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Jehovah's Witness Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Bible-based moral education and conduct materials
Open original source ↗ www.jw.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8003. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Latter-day Saint Christianity · Specific primary/official anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Article of Faith 13
Open original source ↗ www.churchofjesuschrist.org
Specific primary/official 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 8004. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Mahayana Bodhisattva Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · 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 8005. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Mennonite Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective
Open original source ↗ www.mennoniteusa.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / peace church
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8006. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Moravian Church Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
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 8007. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
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 8008. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Religious Society of Friends - Quaker Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
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 8009. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · 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 8010. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Tenrikyo · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
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 8011. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · 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 8012. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UN Indigenous Peoples Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
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 8013. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Tolerance Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Seek what is virtuous and praiseworthy · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International cultural and 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 8014. 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.
Do not misuse spiritual leadership
Do not exploit religious authority for control, wealth, sexual access, or personal domination.
Protect congregants from domestic violence
Respond to abuse with safety, accountability, and appropriate professional or legal assistance.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 229 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 224 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 300 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 27 |
| Religions Sharing | 13 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 25 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 4 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 9.8 |
| All Systems Sharing | 17 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 18.1 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 5.9 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 39.2 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | 15.2 |
Religion-weighted commonality