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 friendship and loyalty
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect friendship and loyalty · System profile
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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 4739. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect singleness and celibate commitments
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Respect singleness and celibate commitments · System profile
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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 4773. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Treat others as you wish to be treated
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Treat others as you wish to be treated · System profile
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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 4805. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect children from sexual harm
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from sexual harm · 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 4983. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Honor parents
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Honor parents · 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 5015. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect family responsibilities
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect family responsibilities · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 5049. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Avoid sexual exploitation
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Avoid sexual exploitation · System profile
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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 5176. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Avoid adultery
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Avoid adultery · 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 5239. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice marital fidelity
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Practice marital fidelity · 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 5270. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice mutual respect between spouses
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Practice mutual respect between spouses · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 5301. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect boundaries
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Respect boundaries · System profile
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Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 5332. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Repent and reform
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Repent and reform · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 5703. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice integrity as wholeness
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Practice integrity as wholeness · System profile
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Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6438. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice integrity of speech
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Practice integrity of speech · System profile
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6460. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Seek communal discernment before major decisions
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Seek communal discernment before major decisions · System profile
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Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6774. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Live peacefully in attentive respect
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Live peacefully in attentive respect · System profile
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Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6798. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Live simply as a witness against materialism
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Live simply as a witness against materialism · System profile
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 6821. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Refuse military participation as a matter of conscience
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Refuse military participation as a matter of conscience · System profile
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Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7261. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Live simply to make room for others
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Live simply to make room for others · System profile
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Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7308. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Support recovery from addiction
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Support recovery from addiction · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen official precept and practice framework
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 7330. 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.