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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Religious systems & traditions

An interactive atlas of moral teachings across the world's religious and secular traditions — from ancient scriptures to modern ethics.

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

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.

Represented systems, not an exhaustive classification

Classification follows the workbook. Some entries describe broad traditions; others describe schools, organizations or specific codes. They are not equivalent demographic units.

52 systems

Abrahamic / peace church

Mennonite Christianity

Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective

124 / 610 teachings mapped
Dharmic / Buddhist

Theravada Buddhist Ethics

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

137 / 610 teachings mapped
Dharmic / Buddhist

Soto Zen Buddhist Ethics

Three Refuges, Three Pure Precepts, Ten Grave Prohibitions, and Soto Zen practice texts

164 / 610 teachings mapped
East Asian religion

Tenrikyo

Official Tenrikyo teachings on the Joyous Life, mutual help, hope, and service

97 / 610 teachings mapped
Dharmic / Buddhist

Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics

Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace

132 / 610 teachings mapped
Liberal religious tradition

British Unitarian Ethics

Official Unitarian teachings on freedom, reason, tolerance, conscience, dignity, inclusion, and service

114 / 610 teachings mapped
Abrahamic / Christian

Swedenborgian Christianity

Emanuel Swedenborg's Doctrine of Charity and official Swedenborgian teaching resources

129 / 610 teachings mapped
South Asian spiritual movement

Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics

Official Brahma Kumaris values, peace, education, responsibility, and environmental materials

204 / 610 teachings mapped
Abrahamic / Christian

Moravian Church Christianity

Official Moravian teaching on unity, liberty, love, faith, hope, and respectful disagreement

107 / 610 teachings mapped
Abrahamic / New Thought Christian

Unity Worldwide Spiritual Christianity

Official Unity Five Principles and teachings on lived truth, spiritual worth, prayer, meditation, and equality

76 / 610 teachings mapped
Dharmic / Buddhist

Shinnyo-en Buddhist Ethics

Official Shinnyo-en teaching on integrity, meditation, wisdom, compassion, altruism, and Buddha nature

85 / 610 teachings mapped
Dharmic / Hindu Vaishnava

ISKCON Gaudiya Vaishnava Ethics

ISKCON constitutional and Governing Body standards concerning honesty, cleanliness, austerity, mercy, nonviolence, livelihood, and promises

84 / 610 teachings mapped
Abrahamic / Christian

Church of the Nazarene Christianity

Official beliefs, mission, compassionate ministry, discipleship, holiness, and Manual resources

170 / 610 teachings mapped
South Asian spiritual tradition

Meher Baba Spiritual Ethics

Official Meher Baba messages on love, sacrifice, renunciation, control, service, and truth

108 / 610 teachings mapped
Vietnamese syncretic religion

Cao Dai Religious Ethics

Cao Dai teachings on love, justice, moderation, universal kinship, and religious harmony

197 / 610 teachings mapped

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.