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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

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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.

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238 URLs

aeu.org · American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief
https://aeu.org/who-we-are/ethical-humanism/ ↗

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  • American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief
  • Ethical Humanism principle: respect for human worth
  • Ethical Humanism joins human experience, fairness, kindness, and ethical responsibility
  • Ethical Humanism principle: freedom of belief
  • Ethical Humanism principle: elicit the best in others
www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in · Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras and dharma traditions
https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/ ↗

Source ID: src-db4e45e3ac741ce7 · Review pending

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  • Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras and dharma traditions
www.ieee.org · IEEE Code of Ethics
https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html ↗

Source ID: src-32b04b63abcdcaa2 · Review pending

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  • IEEE Code of Ethics
www.un.org · Reciprocity, kinship, land responsibility and community continuity
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html ↗

Source ID: src-75a0ab5ccaac6bd0 · Review pending

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  • Reciprocity, kinship, land responsibility and community continuity
quran.com · Qur'an and major hadith collections
https://quran.com/ ↗

Source ID: src-ffae07c205a77612 · Review pending

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  • Qur'an and major hadith collections
www.sacred-texts.com · Great vows, ahimsa and Jain canonical traditions
https://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/ ↗

Source ID: src-939e8c79d36e8a7c · Review pending

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  • Great vows, ahimsa and Jain canonical traditions
  • Asteya, the vow of non-stealing
www.jw.org · Official neutrality, impartiality, family, gambling, and peace resources
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/ ↗

Source ID: src-c6b19ac541dde4a0 · Review pending

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  • Official neutrality, impartiality, family, gambling, and peace resources
  • Official Bible-based moral education and conduct materials
www.sefaria.org · Torah, Prophets, Wisdom literature and rabbinic tradition
https://www.sefaria.org/ ↗

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  • Torah, Prophets, Wisdom literature and rabbinic tradition
www.churchofjesuschrist.org · Articles of Faith, scriptures, and official Church teachings
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/a-of-f/1?lang=eng ↗

Source ID: src-e516a112154062ee · Review pending

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  • Articles of Faith, scriptures, and official Church teachings
  • Article of Faith 13: honest and true
  • Article of Faith 13
resources.lcms.org · Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and Table of Duties
https://resources.lcms.org/reading-study/the-large-and-small-catechisms-of-dr-luther/ ↗

Source ID: src-f8c40a2f39d0f596 · Review pending

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  • Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and Table of Duties
  • Large and Small Catechisms: Ten Commandments and Christian duties
bdkamerica.org · Brahma's Net Sutra and bodhisattva precept traditions
https://bdkamerica.org/download/1959 ↗

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  • Brahma's Net Sutra and bodhisattva precept traditions
  • Brahma's Net Sutra: grave precept against killing
  • Brahma's Net Sutra: grave precept against false speech
  • Brahma's Net Sutra: grave precept against stealing
  • Bodhisattva discipline directed toward the welfare of beings
  • Bodhisattva precepts concerning anger, repentance, and reconciliation
  • Bodhisattva precepts and universal aspiration to benefit beings
  • Bodhisattva grave and secondary precept traditions
  • Bodhisattva precepts concerning harmony and protection of the sangha
  • Bodhisattva precepts concerning generosity and teaching
www.chabad.org · Maimonides' Sefer HaMitzvot and Mishneh Torah, with Torah source texts
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5614849/jewish/The-613-Mitzvot.htm ↗

Source ID: src-b6e6fcfd8aace858 · Review pending

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  • Maimonides' Sefer HaMitzvot and Mishneh Torah, with Torah source texts
www.mehercenter.org · Official Meher Baba messages on love, sacrifice, renunciation, control, service, and truth
https://www.mehercenter.org/meher-baba/messages/the-seven-realities-of-meher-babas-teachings/ ↗

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  • Official Meher Baba messages on love, sacrifice, renunciation, control, service, and truth
  • Teaching gives no primary importance to creed, caste, dogma, or ritual
  • Seven Realities include control and surrender
  • Meher Baba teachings connecting love, sacrifice, and service
  • Meher Baba teaching on real and divine love
  • Seven Realities: renunciation abandons selfish thoughts and desires amid worldly duties
www.mennoniteusa.org · Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective
https://www.mennoniteusa.org/who-are-mennonites/what-we-believe/confession-of-faith/ ↗

Source ID: src-b58f3ad27a4961c7 · Review pending

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  • Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective
www.ohchr.org · International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/international-convention-protection-rights-all-migrant-workers ↗

Source ID: src-31c82a4a8a51a89f · Review pending

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  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
  • Migrant Workers Convention protections for workers and members of their families
  • Migrant Workers Convention: recognition everywhere as a person before the law
  • Migrant Workers Convention: effective protection against violence, injury, threats, and intimidation
  • Migrant Workers Convention comprehensive protection against abuse and exploitation
  • Migrant Workers Convention: urgently required medical care
  • Migrant Workers Convention: restrictions on confiscation or destruction of identity documents
  • Migrant Workers Convention: prohibition of slavery, servitude, and forced labor
  • Migrant Workers Convention Article 25: treatment not less favorable in remuneration and conditions
www.sgi-usa.org · Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace
https://www.sgi-usa.org/about-our-community/ ↗

Source ID: src-2360622c835a627d · Review pending

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  • Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace
  • SGI practice of encouragement, courage, confidence, and wisdom
  • Nichiren Buddhist teaching that every person possesses Buddha nature and dignity
www.nspe.org · NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
https://www.nspe.org/career-growth/ethics/nspe-code-ethics-engineers ↗

Source ID: src-33695782c7271740 · Review pending

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  • NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
  • NSPE Fundamental Canon 3: objective and truthful public statements
  • NSPE duty to notify when judgments are overruled under dangerous circumstances
  • NSPE Fundamental Canon 1: hold paramount public safety, health, and welfare
  • NSPE Fundamental Canon 2
  • NSPE faithful agents or trustees; disclose conflicts
quaker.org · Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship
https://quaker.org/testimony/ ↗

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  • Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship
  • Quaker integrity and truth testimony
  • Quaker integrity testimony and truthful witness
  • Quaker testimony of community
  • Quaker testimony of integrity
  • Quaker testimony of simplicity
www.fgcquaker.org · Friends General Conference materials on peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, community, and stewardship
https://www.fgcquaker.org/quakerism/ ↗

Source ID: src-5da3d4841cb67ead · Review pending

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  • Friends General Conference materials on peace, integrity, equality, simplicity, community, and stewardship
  • Quaker peace testimony
humanists.international · Amsterdam Declaration
https://humanists.international/what-is-humanism/the-amsterdam-declaration/ ↗

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  • Amsterdam Declaration
  • Amsterdam Declaration 2022 / Declaration of Modern Humanism
  • Amsterdam Declaration 2022: morality grounded in suffering and flourishing
  • Amsterdam Declaration 2022: reason, science, free inquiry, and evolving knowledge
  • Declaration of Modern Humanism: rejection of racism, prejudice, and injustice
  • Modern Humanism: responsibility for meaning, ethical choices, and humane society
  • Declaration of Modern Humanism: freedom compatible with the rights of others

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.