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
Protect community-defined development
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect community-defined development · 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 8879. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Unite wisdom, compassion, and ethical conduct
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Unite wisdom, compassion, and ethical conduct · System profile
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Soto Zen bodhisattva practice integrating precepts and awakening
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8992. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Do not respond to sincere apology with vindictiveness
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Do not respond to sincere apology with vindictiveness · 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 9118. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect harmony in moral community
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Protect harmony in moral community · System profile
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Soto Zen precepts concerning speech, criticism, and Sangha harmony
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9218. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Put ethical deeds before professions of belief
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Put ethical deeds before professions of 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 9559. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Do not misuse intoxicants or delusion
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Do not misuse intoxicants or delusion · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Ten Grave Prohibition concerning intoxicants
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9582. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Train conduct before seeking higher insight
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Train conduct before seeking higher insight · 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 9610. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect children from sexual exploitation
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from sexual exploitation · 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 9813. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Use humane methods when animals are killed
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Use humane methods when animals are killed · 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 9834. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Respect the Three Treasures
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Respect the Three Treasures · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Ten Grave Prohibition: do not disparage the Three Treasures
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9868. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Speak at the right time
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Speak at the right time · 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 9873. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Practice the good of all beings
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Practice the good of all beings · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Three Pure Precepts: embrace and benefit all beings
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9931. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Speak beneficially
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Speak beneficially · 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 9950. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Do not penalize refugees merely for irregular entry
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Do not penalize refugees merely for irregular entry · 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 10176. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect older persons from abuse and neglect
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect older persons from abuse and neglect · 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 10184. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Confess and repair wrongdoing
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Confess and repair wrongdoing · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Soto Zen confession and repentance practice
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10205. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Do not surrender to destructive anger
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Do not surrender to destructive anger · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Ten Grave Prohibition concerning anger
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10207. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Embrace and sustain wholesome conduct
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor
Embrace and sustain wholesome conduct · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Three Pure Precepts: embrace and sustain good conduct
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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10212. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Protect animals from pain, injury, and disease
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect animals from pain, injury, and disease · 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 10263. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Prevent supply-chain complicity in abuse
Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Prevent supply-chain complicity in abuse · 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 10316. 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.