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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Theravada Buddhist Ethics

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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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

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

Corpus family: Dharmic / Buddhist

Corpus classification: Religious

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Mapped teachings and source anchors

137 mappings

Protect children from sexual exploitation

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect children from sexual exploitation · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9814. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Use humane methods when animals are killed

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Use humane methods when animals are killed · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9835. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Speak at the right time

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Speak at the right time · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

AN 5.198: well-spoken speech is timely

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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9875. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not praise oneself by disparaging others

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Do not praise oneself by disparaging others · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9891. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Practice moral vigilance

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Practice moral vigilance · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Theravada training in sila and reflection on conduct

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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9923. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Speak beneficially

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Speak beneficially · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

AN 5.198: speech should be beneficial

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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 9951. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect environmental and social defenders

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect environmental and social defenders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10008. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect witnesses and victims of corruption

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect witnesses and victims of corruption · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10159. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect older persons from abuse and neglect

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect older persons from abuse and neglect · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10185. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect moral communities from corruption

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect moral communities from corruption · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10224. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Compete fairly

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Compete fairly · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10305. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Prevent supply-chain complicity in abuse

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Prevent supply-chain complicity in abuse · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10317. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Avoid wrong livelihood

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Avoid wrong livelihood · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Noble Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood

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Specific primary/official anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10379. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Avoid misleading consumers

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Avoid misleading consumers · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10465. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Pay taxes responsibly

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Pay taxes responsibly · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

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Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10479. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Remedy harms linked to business activity

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Remedy harms linked to business activity · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10491. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Conduct human-rights due diligence

Theravada Buddhist Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Conduct human-rights due diligence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Five Precepts, Noble Eightfold Path, and Pali Canon ethical teachings

Open original source ↗ www.accesstoinsight.org

Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist

Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10501. 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.