Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics
Three Refuges, Three Pure Precepts, Ten Grave Prohibitions, and Soto Zen practice texts
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
Classification and source basis
Three Refuges, Three Pure Precepts, Ten Grave Prohibitions, and Soto Zen practice texts
Corpus family: Dharmic / Buddhist
Corpus classification: Religious
Mapped teachings and source anchors
164 mappings
Control anger
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Control anger · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1620. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect freedom of conscience
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect freedom of conscience · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1665. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Do not manipulate quotations or evidence
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Do not manipulate quotations or evidence · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1749. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Hear both sides of a dispute
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Hear both sides of a dispute · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1792. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Listen before judging
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Listen before judging · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1834. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Distinguish fact, interpretation, and belief
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Distinguish fact, interpretation, and belief · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1875. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Do not lie
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Ten Grave Prohibition: do not lie
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1916. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Care for the sick
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Care for the sick · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1952. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect children
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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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 1993. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice compassion
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Practice compassion · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2033. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Care for the poor
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Care for the poor · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2070. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Care for widows and orphans
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Care for widows and orphans · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2108. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Comfort those who mourn
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Comfort those who mourn · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2146. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Defend victims of trafficking and slavery
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Defend victims of trafficking and slavery · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2184. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Give water to the thirsty
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Give water to the thirsty · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2223. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Shelter the homeless
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Shelter the homeless · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2261. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Visit and support prisoners
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Visit and support prisoners · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2299. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Clothe those in need
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Clothe those in need · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2336. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Feed the hungry
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Feed the hungry · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2373. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice hospitality
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Practice hospitality · 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 2410. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Research gaps
The workbook does not provide a verified institutional history, chronology, founder, branches, population figures or geographic distribution here. Unsupported claims have not been added. Interpretations within a system may vary.