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
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
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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
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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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
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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
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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
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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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
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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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
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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
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
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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
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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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
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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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
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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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.