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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

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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

Do not misuse spiritual leadership

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not misuse spiritual leadership · 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 8159. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Honor the body as a moral responsibility

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Honor the body as a moral responsibility · 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 8247. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Accept universal responsibility

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Accept universal responsibility · 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 8258. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect free, prior, and informed consent

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect free, prior, and informed consent · 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 8312. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Include affected peoples in decisions

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Include affected peoples in decisions · 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 8329. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Promote independent living

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Promote independent living · 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 8360. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect pluralism

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect pluralism · 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 8372. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do good to all people

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do good to all people · 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 8388. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Practice reverence

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Practice reverence · 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 8403. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Care for the environment as a shared home

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Care for the environment as a shared home · 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 8430. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect freedom of religion and conscience

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect freedom of religion and 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 8459. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect freedom of belief and evolving understanding

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect freedom of belief and evolving understanding · 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 8471. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Combine wisdom with compassion

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Combine wisdom with 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 8492. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Practice transparent religious governance

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Practice transparent religious governance · 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 8505. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Cooperate across differences in belief

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Cooperate across differences in 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 8560. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Cultivate moral hope

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Cultivate moral hope · 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 8672. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Speak with goodwill

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Speak with goodwill · 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 8681. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Share benefits from research and knowledge

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Share benefits from research and knowledge · 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 8815. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect Indigenous languages

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect Indigenous languages · 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 8829. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Enable older persons to participate in society

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Enable older persons to participate in society · 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 8854. 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.