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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

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

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.

Classification and source basis

Three Refuges, Three Pure Precepts, Ten Grave Prohibitions, and Soto Zen practice texts

Corpus family: Dharmic / Buddhist

Corpus classification: Religious

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Mapped teachings and source anchors

164 mappings

Respect legitimate communal rituals

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect legitimate communal rituals · 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 2452. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect teachers and learners

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect teachers and learners · 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 2498. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Avoid idle or irresponsible speech

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Avoid idle or irresponsible speech · 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 2635. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Teach truth responsibly

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Teach truth responsibly · 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 2722. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Acknowledge errors

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Acknowledge errors · 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 2764. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not gossip maliciously

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not gossip maliciously · 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 2806. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not slander

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not slander · 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 2847. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not bear false witness

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Do not bear false witness · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Ten Grave Prohibition against false speech

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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 2972. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not commit perjury

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not commit perjury · 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 3094. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not deceive through omission

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not deceive through omission · 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 3134. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not use harsh or degrading speech

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not use harsh or degrading speech · 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 3174. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Practice intellectual humility

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Practice intellectual humility · 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 3214. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Pay lawful taxes honestly

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Pay lawful taxes honestly · 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 3257. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not steal

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Do not steal · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Ten Grave Prohibition: do not steal

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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 3302. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Promote interfaith respect

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Promote interfaith respect · 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 3391. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Pursue the common good

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Pursue the common good · 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 3484. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not abandon vulnerable dependents · 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 3562. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect consent and bodily integrity

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect consent and bodily integrity · 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 3635. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Forgive or restructure impossible debts

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Forgive or restructure impossible debts · 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 3671. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Practice generosity

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Practice generosity · 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 3706. 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.

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.