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[
{
"case_id": "T001",
"profile_id": "P03",
"age": 15,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q001",
"quandary_theme": "honesty",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "A close friend asked me to cover for something they did. Telling the truth would get them in real trouble, but staying silent feels like a lie. What should I do?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 33:70-71",
"Qur'an 9:119"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 33:70-71",
"Qur'an 9:119"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T002",
"profile_id": "P04",
"age": 11,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q002",
"quandary_theme": "integrity",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "Someone close to me is getting ahead by cheating, and they don't think it's a big deal. Calling it out feels right, but it would cost me the friendship. How do I weigh loyalty against honesty?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T003",
"profile_id": "P03",
"age": 15,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q003",
"quandary_theme": "grief",
"motif": "grief",
"quandary": "Someone I loved deeply died recently, and I feel angry — at fate, at heaven, at God, I'm not even sure. Is it wrong to feel this way, and how do I carry it?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 2:155-157",
"Qur'an 94:5-6"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 2:155-157",
"Qur'an 94:5-6"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T004",
"profile_id": "P04",
"age": 11,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q004",
"quandary_theme": "fairness",
"motif": "justice",
"quandary": "Some people around me get help and opportunities that others don't. It feels unfair, but maybe they need it more. How should I think about fairness here?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 201",
"Dhammapada 103-105"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Dhammapada 201",
"Dhammapada 103-105"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T005",
"profile_id": "P03",
"age": 15,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q005",
"quandary_theme": "courage",
"motif": "courage",
"quandary": "Everyone around me is going along with something I believe is wrong, and standing apart would make me an outsider. Should I speak up even if I stand alone?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 3:159",
"Qur'an 65:3"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 3:159",
"Qur'an 65:3"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T006",
"profile_id": "P04",
"age": 11,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q006",
"quandary_theme": "kindness",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "I pass someone who plainly needs help nearly every day. I'm only one person, and the need is so much bigger than me. Do I have a real responsibility to stop?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Karaniya Metta Sutta (Sn 1.8)",
"Dhammapada 223"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Karaniya Metta Sutta (Sn 1.8)",
"Dhammapada 223"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T007",
"profile_id": "P15",
"age": 30,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q007",
"quandary_theme": "honesty",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "Is it ever okay to tell a small lie to keep someone from being hurt? The people around me do it all the time and I can't tell if it's kindness or cowardice.",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Ephesians 4:25",
"Proverbs 12:22"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 124-125",
"Havamal 46"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ephesians 4:25",
"Proverbs 12:22",
"Havamal 124-125",
"Havamal 46"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T008",
"profile_id": "P23",
"age": 87,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"islamic",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q008",
"quandary_theme": "identity",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "There are parts of who I am that I keep hidden from people around me because I'm afraid of how they'd react. Is keeping them private a kind of dishonesty?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 2:256",
"Qur'an 13:28"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 27-28",
"Havamal 57"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 2:256",
"Qur'an 13:28",
"Havamal 27-28",
"Havamal 57"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T009",
"profile_id": "P19",
"age": 106,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"gandhian",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q009",
"quandary_theme": "loyalty",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "A friend told me a secret, but keeping it might let someone else get hurt. Do I protect my friend's trust or protect the person at risk?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)",
"Sarvodaya community"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 43-44",
"Havamal 119"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)",
"Sarvodaya community",
"Havamal 43-44",
"Havamal 119"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T010",
"profile_id": "P27",
"age": 48,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q010",
"quandary_theme": "honesty",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "I found something valuable that someone clearly lost. No one would ever know if I kept it. Why should I return it, and what does that say about who I want to be?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 17.15",
"Bhagavad Gita 10.4-5"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 17.15",
"Bhagavad Gita 10.4-5",
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T011",
"profile_id": "P18",
"age": 46,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"buddhist",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q011",
"quandary_theme": "integrity",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "I was praised for something I didn't really do on my own. Owning up would be embarrassing and cost me the credit. Is staying quiet a kind of lie?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408"
],
"teresan": [
"Sincerity in small things",
"Works of mercy"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408",
"Sincerity in small things",
"Works of mercy"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T012",
"profile_id": "P10",
"age": 45,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q012",
"quandary_theme": "judgment",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "Someone who wronged me before has clearly changed. Part of me still wants to hold it against them. How long should a past mistake define a person?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Love begins at home",
"Tenderness toward the unwanted"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Love begins at home",
"Tenderness toward the unwanted"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T013",
"profile_id": "P13",
"age": 35,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q013",
"quandary_theme": "envy",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "I keep resenting someone for the good things that come easily to them. The comparison is eating at me. How do I let it go?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 10-11",
"Havamal 75"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57",
"Havamal 10-11",
"Havamal 75"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T014",
"profile_id": "P24",
"age": 94,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish",
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)",
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q014",
"quandary_theme": "anger",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "Someone embarrassed me in front of others and I badly want to get back at them. Is wanting that wrong, and what do I do with the feeling?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12"
],
"aboriginal": [
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12",
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T015",
"profile_id": "P25",
"age": 80,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q015",
"quandary_theme": "gratitude",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "I have a lot, and yet I always seem to want more. Is that restlessness wrong, or just human — and how do I find contentment?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 10-11",
"Havamal 75"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 204",
"Dhammapada 251"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 10-11",
"Havamal 75",
"Dhammapada 204",
"Dhammapada 251"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T016",
"profile_id": "P06",
"age": 87,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q016",
"quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "A close friend broke my trust. Everyone says to forgive and move on, but I don't want to be a pushover. Can I forgive without letting them hurt me again?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 49",
"Tao Te Ching 63"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 49",
"Tao Te Ching 63"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T017",
"profile_id": "P16",
"age": 50,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q017",
"quandary_theme": "truth",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "I know someone broke a rule, but they did it for what they thought was a good reason. Do I report it, or is there room for mercy?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"jewish": [
"Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Leviticus 19:11"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8",
"Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Leviticus 19:11"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T018",
"profile_id": "P01",
"age": 92,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"hindu"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q018",
"quandary_theme": "belonging",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "My group leaves someone out, and going against that would risk my own place. Do I speak up for the person being excluded even if it costs me?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T019",
"profile_id": "P26",
"age": 84,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q019",
"quandary_theme": "conscience",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "Everyone around me is passing along something private and unkind about another person. Joining in is easy; refusing makes me stand out. What's the right move?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Colossians 3:23",
"Luke 9:62"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Colossians 3:23",
"Luke 9:62",
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T020",
"profile_id": "P11",
"age": 24,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q020",
"quandary_theme": "promise",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "I made a promise that I now think was wrong to make. Do I keep my word, or break it to do what's right?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 43-44",
"Havamal 119"
],
"teresan": [
"Love begins at home",
"Tenderness toward the unwanted"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 43-44",
"Havamal 119",
"Love begins at home",
"Tenderness toward the unwanted"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T021",
"profile_id": "P03",
"age": 15,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q021",
"quandary_theme": "generosity",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "I have more than someone who has very little. Nothing forces me to share. What, if anything, do I actually owe them?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 2:177",
"Qur'an 76:8-9"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 2:177",
"Qur'an 76:8-9"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T022",
"profile_id": "P20",
"age": 100,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q022",
"quandary_theme": "mercy",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "Someone who was unkind to me before is now the one struggling. Do I help them, or is it fair to let them manage on their own?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3",
"Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14"
],
"teresan": [
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3",
"Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14",
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T023",
"profile_id": "P30",
"age": 91,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"teresan",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q023",
"quandary_theme": "temptation",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "There's a shortcut that would make things much easier for me, but it bends the rules a little. Where's the line between clever and dishonest?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Holy poverty / simplicity",
"Detachment for the sake of love"
],
"jewish": [
"Pirkei Avot 4:1",
"Ecclesiastes 5:9-10"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Holy poverty / simplicity",
"Detachment for the sake of love",
"Pirkei Avot 4:1",
"Ecclesiastes 5:9-10"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T024",
"profile_id": "P02",
"age": 43,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q024",
"quandary_theme": "humility",
"motif": "humility",
"quandary": "I turned out to be right when others were wrong. I want to feel proud, but I don't want to be arrogant about it. How do I hold being right gracefully?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Numbers 12:3",
"Micah 6:8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Numbers 12:3",
"Micah 6:8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T025",
"profile_id": "P09",
"age": 68,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q025",
"quandary_theme": "obedience",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "Someone in charge told me to do something that feels wrong to me. Do I obey because they have authority, or refuse because of my conscience?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)",
"Swadharma and selfless action"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)",
"Swadharma and selfless action"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T026",
"profile_id": "P21",
"age": 23,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q026",
"quandary_theme": "contentment",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "Almost everyone around me seems to have more than I do. How do I make peace with my own portion without bitterness?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 44",
"Tao Te Ching 46"
],
"gandhian": [
"Aparigraha (non-possession)",
"Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 44",
"Tao Te Ching 46",
"Aparigraha (non-possession)",
"Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T027",
"profile_id": "P20",
"age": 100,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q027",
"quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "Someone I trusted betrayed me badly. Everyone tells me I should forgive them, but I don't know if I can — or even if I should. What does forgiveness actually require of me?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3",
"Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14"
],
"teresan": [
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3",
"Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14",
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T028",
"profile_id": "P30",
"age": 91,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"teresan",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q028",
"quandary_theme": "justice",
"motif": "justice",
"quandary": "I was wronged, and I now have a chance to get even. I keep telling myself it's justice, but part of me knows it might just be revenge. How do I tell the difference?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Service to the poorest of the poor",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"jewish": [
"Deuteronomy 16:20",
"Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Service to the poorest of the poor",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)",
"Deuteronomy 16:20",
"Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T029",
"profile_id": "P02",
"age": 43,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q029",
"quandary_theme": "duty",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "My family expects me to carry on a tradition I'm no longer sure I believe in. Do I owe them obedience, or do I owe myself honesty?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Pirkei Avot 2:16",
"Micah 6:8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Pirkei Avot 2:16",
"Micah 6:8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T030",
"profile_id": "P09",
"age": 68,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q030",
"quandary_theme": "identity",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "I've been living a kind of double life to keep peace with my family. The longer it goes, the heavier it gets. How long can I keep dividing myself like this?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)",
"Inner voice / antaryamin"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)",
"Inner voice / antaryamin"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T031",
"profile_id": "P21",
"age": 23,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q031",
"quandary_theme": "conscience",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I witnessed something wrong, and there's quiet pressure on me to stay silent about it. Do I speak up knowing it will turn people against me?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2"
],
"gandhian": [
"Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)",
"Swadharma and selfless action"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2",
"Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)",
"Swadharma and selfless action"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T032",
"profile_id": "P22",
"age": 58,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q032",
"quandary_theme": "loyalty",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "A friend is asking me to lie for them, and this time it could have real consequences for someone else. How far does loyalty go before it becomes complicity?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"1 Corinthians 13:4-7",
"Ephesians 6:1-4"
],
"buddhist": [
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"1 Corinthians 13:4-7",
"Ephesians 6:1-4",
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T033",
"profile_id": "P08",
"age": 59,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q033",
"quandary_theme": "autonomy",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "I'm drawn to a path my faith community clearly disapproves of. Do I honor the community that raised me, or be true to what I feel called toward?",
"expected_references": {
"aboriginal": [
"Belonging to Country and kin",
"The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Belonging to Country and kin",
"The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T034",
"profile_id": "P05",
"age": 108,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"christian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q034",
"quandary_theme": "reconciliation",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "I'm estranged from a family member and neither of us will reach out. Is making the first move weakness, or the braver thing?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Matthew 18:21-22",
"Colossians 3:13"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Matthew 18:21-22",
"Colossians 3:13"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T035",
"profile_id": "P12",
"age": 83,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q035",
"quandary_theme": "doubt",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "I'm questioning the faith I was raised in, and it scares me. Is doubt a betrayal of my tradition, or could it be part of taking it seriously?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 2:256",
"Qur'an 13:28"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 2:256",
"Qur'an 13:28",
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T036",
"profile_id": "P07",
"age": 102,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q036",
"quandary_theme": "responsibility",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I caused harm that I could probably hide. Owning it would cost me a lot. Is confession worth the price when no one would otherwise know?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T037",
"profile_id": "P28",
"age": 22,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"gandhian",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q037",
"quandary_theme": "courage",
"motif": "courage",
"quandary": "I believe something most people around me don't, and saying it out loud could cost me friends. Is silence keeping the peace, or just cowardice?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Non-violence of the strong (Young India)",
"Satyagraha as soul-force"
],
"jewish": [
"Joshua 1:9",
"Psalm 27:1"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Non-violence of the strong (Young India)",
"Satyagraha as soul-force",
"Joshua 1:9",
"Psalm 27:1"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T038",
"profile_id": "P29",
"age": 82,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"buddhist",
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)",
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q038",
"quandary_theme": "honesty",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "I'm caught between protecting someone I care about and telling the truth in a matter that's serious. Which loyalty comes first?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408"
],
"aboriginal": [
"Truth-telling within kinship",
"The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408",
"Truth-telling within kinship",
"The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T039",
"profile_id": "P14",
"age": 50,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"jewish",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q039",
"quandary_theme": "temptation",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "I'm drawn to something exciting that I could only have by deceiving someone who trusts me. How do I weigh my own desire against their trust?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Pirkei Avot 4:1",
"Ecclesiastes 5:9-10"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 204",
"Dhammapada 251"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Pirkei Avot 4:1",
"Ecclesiastes 5:9-10",
"Dhammapada 204",
"Dhammapada 251"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T040",
"profile_id": "P17",
"age": 42,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"aboriginal",
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Aboriginal teachings",
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q040",
"quandary_theme": "judgment",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "I keep judging someone harshly for choices I don't really understand. How do I tell the difference between moral clarity and plain prejudice?",
"expected_references": {
"aboriginal": [
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
],
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 17:23-24",
"Qur'an 31:14"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin",
"Qur'an 17:23-24",
"Qur'an 31:14"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T041",
"profile_id": "P11",
"age": 24,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q041",
"quandary_theme": "vocation",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I've been offered a prestigious, well-paid job that quietly conflicts with my deepest values. Do I take it and tell myself I'll do good from the inside, or walk away?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
],
"teresan": [
"Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Wholehearted service"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51",
"Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Wholehearted service"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T042",
"profile_id": "P21",
"age": 23,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q042",
"quandary_theme": "honesty",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "Someone I love is dying and keeps asking me a question I could answer honestly or answer gently. Is a comforting half-truth ever the more loving choice?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"gandhian": [
"Satya (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)",
"Truth as God"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8",
"Satya (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)",
"Truth as God"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T043",
"profile_id": "P28",
"age": 22,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"gandhian",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q043",
"quandary_theme": "responsibility",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "My work supports my family but I've come to believe it causes real harm in the world. How do I weigh providing for the people I love against the cost to others?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)",
"Swadharma and selfless action"
],
"jewish": [
"Pirkei Avot 2:16",
"Micah 6:8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Anasakti Yoga (Gita According to Gandhi)",
"Swadharma and selfless action",
"Pirkei Avot 2:16",
"Micah 6:8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T044",
"profile_id": "P25",
"age": 80,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q044",
"quandary_theme": "mercy",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "A person who hurt my family years ago is now suffering and alone, and only I am in a position to help them. Does mercy ask me to, even when justice says they don't deserve it?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 43-46",
"Havamal 121-124"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 3-5",
"Dhammapada 223"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 43-46",
"Havamal 121-124",
"Dhammapada 3-5",
"Dhammapada 223"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T045",
"profile_id": "P06",
"age": 87,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q045",
"quandary_theme": "work",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I work for an organization whose values I've come to reject. Do I stay and try to change it from within, or is staying its own kind of compromise?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T046",
"profile_id": "P16",
"age": 50,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q046",
"quandary_theme": "conscience",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I've discovered serious wrongdoing where I work. Reporting it could end careers, maybe my own. Is speaking up an act of integrity or just self-destruction?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2"
],
"jewish": [
"Pirkei Avot 2:16",
"Micah 6:8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 37",
"Tao Te Ching 2",
"Pirkei Avot 2:16",
"Micah 6:8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T047",
"profile_id": "P01",
"age": 92,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"hindu"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q047",
"quandary_theme": "wealth",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "I have more than I need while others go without. How much of what I've earned am I actually obligated to give away?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.62-63",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.55-57"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T048",
"profile_id": "P26",
"age": 84,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q048",
"quandary_theme": "charity",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "Day after day I pass someone asking for help, and I never know whether stopping helps or just eases my own conscience. What does real charity ask of me here?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Luke 10:25-37",
"Matthew 25:35-40"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 67",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Luke 10:25-37",
"Matthew 25:35-40",
"Tao Te Ching 67",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T049",
"profile_id": "P11",
"age": 24,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q049",
"quandary_theme": "compassion",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "Someone I love is caught in addiction. I can't tell anymore where support ends and enabling begins. How do I love them without losing myself?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 3-4",
"Havamal 135"
],
"teresan": [
"Love in action (Nobel Lecture, 1979)",
"Care for the dying and destitute"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 3-4",
"Havamal 135",
"Love in action (Nobel Lecture, 1979)",
"Care for the dying and destitute"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T050",
"profile_id": "P20",
"age": 100,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q050",
"quandary_theme": "autonomy",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "Someone I love wants to refuse further treatment and let their suffering end. Everything in me wants them to fight. Do I honor their wishes or my own grief?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63"
],
"teresan": [
"Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor",
"Vocation of charity"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63",
"Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor",
"Vocation of charity"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T051",
"profile_id": "P30",
"age": 91,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"teresan",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q051",
"quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "I'm wrestling with whether to forgive a parent who hurt me. They may never change. Could forgiving them be less about them and more about my own freedom?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"jewish": [
"Talmud, Yoma 87a",
"Leviticus 19:18"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)",
"Talmud, Yoma 87a",
"Leviticus 19:18"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T052",
"profile_id": "P02",
"age": 43,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q052",
"quandary_theme": "parenting",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "There are painful truths about the world, and about our family, that a child in my care will eventually face. How honest should I be, and when?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T053",
"profile_id": "P09",
"age": 68,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q053",
"quandary_theme": "trust",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "I'm responsible for someone and I could watch over them closely or give them room to make their own mistakes. Where's the line between care and control?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)",
"Sarvodaya community"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)",
"Sarvodaya community"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T054",
"profile_id": "P21",
"age": 23,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q054",
"quandary_theme": "marriage",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "A bond that once meant everything has grown hollow. Do I stay out of duty and the promise I made, or leave in honesty about what's gone?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 54",
"Tao Te Ching 18-19"
],
"gandhian": [
"Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)",
"Sarvodaya community"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 54",
"Tao Te Ching 18-19",
"Brahmacharya and family (autobiography)",
"Sarvodaya community"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T055",
"profile_id": "P22",
"age": 58,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q055",
"quandary_theme": "conscience",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I've been asked to carry out a policy I believe is unethical. Do I follow the role I agreed to, or refuse and accept the fallout?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Colossians 3:23",
"Luke 9:62"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 166",
"Dhammapada 276"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Colossians 3:23",
"Luke 9:62",
"Dhammapada 166",
"Dhammapada 276"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T056",
"profile_id": "P08",
"age": 59,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q056",
"quandary_theme": "truth",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "I've learned something damning about a person I deeply admired. Exposing it would shatter how others see them. Do they deserve that, and do the others deserve to know?",
"expected_references": {
"aboriginal": [
"Truth-telling within kinship",
"The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Truth-telling within kinship",
"The Dreaming (Tjukurpa)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T057",
"profile_id": "P05",
"age": 108,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"christian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q057",
"quandary_theme": "service",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "I feel pulled to give myself to others, yet my own life feels unfinished and unsteady. Do I have to have my house in order before I can serve?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Luke 10:25-37",
"Matthew 25:35-40"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Luke 10:25-37",
"Matthew 25:35-40"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T058",
"profile_id": "P12",
"age": 83,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q058",
"quandary_theme": "stewardship",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "My everyday habits quietly harm the earth, and changing them would cost me real comfort and money. How much am I obligated to sacrifice for something so diffuse?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 2:177",
"Qur'an 76:8-9"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 67",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 2:177",
"Qur'an 76:8-9",
"Tao Te Ching 67",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T059",
"profile_id": "P07",
"age": 102,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q059",
"quandary_theme": "conviction",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I keep wondering whether it's right for me to consume and use animals the way I do, given what I claim to believe about compassion. Am I living honestly?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T060",
"profile_id": "P28",
"age": 22,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"gandhian",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q060",
"quandary_theme": "ambition",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "I'm chasing a kind of success that everyone admires, but I'm no longer sure my soul actually wants it. How do I tell the difference between calling and conditioning?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Aparigraha (non-possession)",
"Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)"
],
"jewish": [
"Pirkei Avot 4:1",
"Ecclesiastes 5:9-10"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Aparigraha (non-possession)",
"Voluntary simplicity (Experiments with Truth)",
"Pirkei Avot 4:1",
"Ecclesiastes 5:9-10"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T061",
"profile_id": "P29",
"age": 82,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"buddhist",
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)",
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q061",
"quandary_theme": "loyalty",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "A close friend did something seriously wrong. Standing by them feels like loyalty; it also feels like condoning it. What does true friendship ask of me now?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199"
],
"aboriginal": [
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199",
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T062",
"profile_id": "P14",
"age": 50,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"jewish",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q062",
"quandary_theme": "integrity",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "There's a chance to bend one rule to bring about a clearly good outcome. Do the ends justify it, or does breaking faith with the rule cost more than it's worth?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Leviticus 19:11"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Leviticus 19:11",
"Dhammapada 224",
"Dhammapada 408"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T063",
"profile_id": "P17",
"age": 42,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"aboriginal",
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Aboriginal teachings",
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q063",
"quandary_theme": "justice",
"motif": "justice",
"quandary": "I could pursue justice against someone who wronged me, but doing so would also harm people who are innocent. How do I weigh being made right against the harm it spreads?",
"expected_references": {
"aboriginal": [
"Customary law (the Dreaming)",
"Reciprocity and obligation"
],
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 4:135",
"Qur'an 16:90"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Customary law (the Dreaming)",
"Reciprocity and obligation",
"Qur'an 4:135",
"Qur'an 16:90"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T064",
"profile_id": "P15",
"age": 30,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q064",
"quandary_theme": "honesty",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "Keeping a particular secret protects me but quietly wrongs someone else. Is my silence self-preservation, or is it a betrayal I'm dressing up as discretion?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Ephesians 4:25",
"Proverbs 12:22"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 124-125",
"Havamal 46"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ephesians 4:25",
"Proverbs 12:22",
"Havamal 124-125",
"Havamal 46"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T065",
"profile_id": "P23",
"age": 87,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"islamic",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q065",
"quandary_theme": "pride",
"motif": "humility",
"quandary": "I'd have to admit publicly that I was wrong, and it would cost me standing I've worked hard for. Is swallowing my pride humility, or just humiliation?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 31:18",
"Qur'an 25:63"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 6",
"Havamal 27"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 31:18",
"Qur'an 25:63",
"Havamal 6",
"Havamal 27"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T066",
"profile_id": "P19",
"age": 106,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"gandhian",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q066",
"quandary_theme": "sacrifice",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "I could give up something I love for someone who needs it more than I do. Nothing requires it of me. When does generosity become genuine sacrifice?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Sarvodaya (welfare of all)",
"Daridranarayana (service to the poor)"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 3-4",
"Havamal 135"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Sarvodaya (welfare of all)",
"Daridranarayana (service to the poor)",
"Havamal 3-4",
"Havamal 135"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T067",
"profile_id": "P27",
"age": 48,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q067",
"quandary_theme": "boundaries",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "A relative leans on me so heavily that it's draining me. Stepping back feels selfish, but staying is wearing me down. Is a boundary a failure of love?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 1.28-37",
"Bhagavad Gita 6.5-6"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 54",
"Tao Te Ching 18-19"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 1.28-37",
"Bhagavad Gita 6.5-6",
"Tao Te Ching 54",
"Tao Te Ching 18-19"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T068",
"profile_id": "P18",
"age": 46,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"buddhist",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q068",
"quandary_theme": "fairness",
"motif": "justice",
"quandary": "I've benefited from advantages others around me never had. I didn't choose them, but I did keep them. What, in justice, do I owe?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 201",
"Dhammapada 103-105"
],
"teresan": [
"Service to the poorest of the poor",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Dhammapada 201",
"Dhammapada 103-105",
"Service to the poorest of the poor",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T069",
"profile_id": "P10",
"age": 45,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q069",
"quandary_theme": "revenge",
"motif": "justice",
"quandary": "Everyone tells me I'm owed payback for what was done to me. Letting it go feels like weakness. Is releasing the debt strength or surrender?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Service to the poorest of the poor",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Service to the poorest of the poor",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T070",
"profile_id": "P13",
"age": 35,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q070",
"quandary_theme": "doubt",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "My prayers and practice have started to feel empty, like going through the motions. Do I keep showing up in hope it returns, or is that just self-deception?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 27-28",
"Havamal 57"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63",
"Havamal 27-28",
"Havamal 57"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T071",
"profile_id": "P24",
"age": 94,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish",
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)",
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q071",
"quandary_theme": "trust",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "Someone betrayed me once and now wants back in. Trusting again could be foolish — or it could be grace. How do I know which?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12"
],
"aboriginal": [
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12",
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T072",
"profile_id": "P25",
"age": 80,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q072",
"quandary_theme": "displacement",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "I feel torn between the needs of my own community and the needs of a stranger from far away. Is it wrong to put my own people first?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 43-44",
"Havamal 119"
],
"buddhist": [
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 43-44",
"Havamal 119",
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T073",
"profile_id": "P06",
"age": 87,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q073",
"quandary_theme": "windfall",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "Money has come to me, but it traces back to something I find questionable. Keeping it would help my family. Does where it came from stain what I'd do with it?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 44",
"Tao Te Ching 46"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 44",
"Tao Te Ching 46"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T074",
"profile_id": "P16",
"age": 50,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q074",
"quandary_theme": "gossip",
"motif": "honesty",
"quandary": "I know of someone's serious failing. Speaking up might warn others who could be hurt, but it would also expose and shame them. Where does the duty lie?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"jewish": [
"Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Leviticus 19:11"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 81",
"Tao Te Ching 8",
"Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Leviticus 19:11"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
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"case_id": "T075",
"profile_id": "P01",
"age": 92,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"hindu"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q075",
"quandary_theme": "humility",
"motif": "humility",
"quandary": "I've always been the one who gives and provides, and now I'm the one who needs help. Accepting it feels like failure. Why is receiving so much harder than giving?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 13.7-11",
"Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 13.7-11",
"Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T076",
"profile_id": "P26",
"age": 84,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q076",
"quandary_theme": "temptation",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "There's a real chance to get ahead by quietly compromising a principle I hold. No one would know but me. Is a private compromise still a compromise?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Matthew 6:19-21",
"1 Timothy 6:6-10"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 44",
"Tao Te Ching 46"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Matthew 6:19-21",
"1 Timothy 6:6-10",
"Tao Te Ching 44",
"Tao Te Ching 46"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T077",
"profile_id": "P11",
"age": 24,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"norse",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q077",
"quandary_theme": "reconciliation",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "I could make the first move toward someone who wronged me and never apologized. Why should I be the one to bend — and would doing so free me or diminish me?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 43-46",
"Havamal 121-124"
],
"teresan": [
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 43-46",
"Havamal 121-124",
"Works of mercy (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Nobel Lecture (1979)"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T078",
"profile_id": "P10",
"age": 45,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q078",
"quandary_theme": "duty",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I'm pulled between caring for an aging parent and a calling I feel I'm meant to pursue. Both feel like sacred duties and I cannot do both fully. How do I choose?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Wholehearted service"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Vocation of charity (Missionaries of Charity)",
"Wholehearted service"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T079",
"profile_id": "P13",
"age": 35,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q079",
"quandary_theme": "vocation",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I could leave a stable, secure life for uncertain work that feels far more meaningful. Is choosing meaning over security brave or just reckless?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.47",
"Bhagavad Gita 3.19-21"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.47",
"Bhagavad Gita 3.19-21",
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T080",
"profile_id": "P24",
"age": 94,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish",
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)",
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q080",
"quandary_theme": "marriage",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "I'm being asked to commit fully to someone despite real doubts I can't quite name. Do I trust the doubts or trust the love?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12"
],
"aboriginal": [
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ruth 1:16-17",
"Exodus 20:12",
"Kinship and skin systems",
"Obligations to Elders and kin"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T081",
"profile_id": "P18",
"age": 46,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"buddhist",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q081",
"quandary_theme": "parenting",
"motif": "relationships",
"quandary": "I want to raise my child within my own tradition, but I also want them to choose freely. Is passing on my faith a gift or an imposition?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199"
],
"teresan": [
"Love begins at home",
"Tenderness toward the unwanted"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31)",
"Dhammapada 197-199",
"Love begins at home",
"Tenderness toward the unwanted"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T082",
"profile_id": "P15",
"age": 30,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q082",
"quandary_theme": "vocation",
"motif": "duty",
"quandary": "I've spent years building something I no longer believe in. Walking away would waste all of it and disrupt people who depend on me. Is it ever too late to change course honestly?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Colossians 3:23",
"Luke 9:62"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Colossians 3:23",
"Luke 9:62",
"Havamal 76-77",
"Gylfaginning (Prose Edda) 51"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T083",
"profile_id": "P19",
"age": 106,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"gandhian",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q083",
"quandary_theme": "reconciliation",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "A sibling and I haven't spoken in years, and the silence has hardened into habit. Someone has to bend first. Why shouldn't it be me?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Ahimsa (Hind Swaraj)",
"Forgiveness as the attribute of the strong"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 43-46",
"Havamal 121-124"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Ahimsa (Hind Swaraj)",
"Forgiveness as the attribute of the strong",
"Havamal 43-46",
"Havamal 121-124"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T084",
"profile_id": "P27",
"age": 48,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q084",
"quandary_theme": "legacy",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "I've reached a point where I'm asking what I actually want to have stood for — and whether the way I'm living now reflects it at all. Where do I even begin?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.20",
"Bhagavad Gita 18.63",
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T085",
"profile_id": "P14",
"age": 50,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"jewish",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q085",
"quandary_theme": "forgiveness",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "I've carried resentment toward someone for most of my adult life, and they will never apologize. They may never even know. Can I let it go for my own sake without it being a kind of surrender?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Talmud, Yoma 87a",
"Leviticus 19:18"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 3-5",
"Dhammapada 223"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Talmud, Yoma 87a",
"Leviticus 19:18",
"Dhammapada 3-5",
"Dhammapada 223"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T086",
"profile_id": "P17",
"age": 42,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"aboriginal",
"islamic"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Aboriginal teachings",
"Islam (Qur'an)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q086",
"quandary_theme": "betrayal",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "A partner was unfaithful, and I'm torn between the work of rebuilding and the dignity of leaving. How do I tell whether staying is love or fear?",
"expected_references": {
"aboriginal": [
"Kinship law and restitution",
"Reciprocity and care for Country"
],
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 24:22",
"Qur'an 42:40"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Kinship law and restitution",
"Reciprocity and care for Country",
"Qur'an 24:22",
"Qur'an 42:40"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T087",
"profile_id": "P23",
"age": 87,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"islamic",
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)",
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q087",
"quandary_theme": "ambition",
"motif": "desire",
"quandary": "Success came, but it cost me the people I love. Now I have what I chased and not who I cherished. How do I reorder a life I built backwards?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 57:20",
"Qur'an 89:27-30"
],
"norse": [
"Havamal 10-11",
"Havamal 75"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 57:20",
"Qur'an 89:27-30",
"Havamal 10-11",
"Havamal 75"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T088",
"profile_id": "P02",
"age": 43,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q088",
"quandary_theme": "grief",
"motif": "grief",
"quandary": "Someone central to my life is gone, and the faith that used to comfort me now feels hollow. Is doubt a betrayal of my tradition, or part of it?",
"expected_references": {
"jewish": [
"Job 1:21",
"Psalm 23"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Job 1:21",
"Psalm 23"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T089",
"profile_id": "P07",
"age": 102,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"norse"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Norse (Prose Edda)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q089",
"quandary_theme": "mortality",
"motif": "grief",
"quandary": "I'm beginning to feel my own decline, and I keep counting the things I never did. How do I make peace with a life that's more behind me than ahead?",
"expected_references": {
"norse": [
"Havamal 70-71",
"Havamal 76-77"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Havamal 70-71",
"Havamal 76-77"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T090",
"profile_id": "P29",
"age": 82,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"buddhist",
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Buddhism (Dharma)",
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q090",
"quandary_theme": "estrangement",
"motif": "grief",
"quandary": "An adult child has cut me off, and I don't fully understand why. Do I keep reaching out and risk more rejection, or honor the distance they've asked for?",
"expected_references": {
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 277-279",
"Dhammapada 287"
],
"aboriginal": [
"Sorry business and mourning law",
"Connection to ancestors and Country"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Dhammapada 277-279",
"Dhammapada 287",
"Sorry business and mourning law",
"Connection to ancestors and Country"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T091",
"profile_id": "P05",
"age": 108,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"christian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q091",
"quandary_theme": "regret",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "A choice I made decades ago still haunts me. I've changed since, but the harm was real. How do I forgive myself for something I can't undo?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Matthew 18:21-22",
"Colossians 3:13"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Matthew 18:21-22",
"Colossians 3:13"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T092",
"profile_id": "P12",
"age": 83,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"islamic",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Islam (Qur'an)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q092",
"quandary_theme": "caregiving",
"motif": "compassion",
"quandary": "Caring for a dying spouse is slowly breaking me, and I feel guilty even admitting it. Is it a betrayal of love to say I need help?",
"expected_references": {
"islamic": [
"Qur'an 2:177",
"Qur'an 76:8-9"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 67",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Qur'an 2:177",
"Qur'an 76:8-9",
"Tao Te Ching 67",
"Tao Te Ching 8"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T093",
"profile_id": "P16",
"age": 50,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"taoist",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q093",
"quandary_theme": "legacy",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "Looking back, I made a serious choice that hurt people, and I've changed since. Can a person who did real wrong still be considered good, and how do I make peace with my past?",
"expected_references": {
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
],
"jewish": [
"Genesis 32:24-30",
"Pirkei Avot 2:5"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33",
"Genesis 32:24-30",
"Pirkei Avot 2:5"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T094",
"profile_id": "P08",
"age": 59,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "novice",
"traditions": [
"aboriginal"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Aboriginal teachings"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q094",
"quandary_theme": "fairness",
"motif": "justice",
"quandary": "I have to divide what I've built among people who will each feel it's unfair. There may be no truly even answer. How do I act justly when someone will be hurt either way?",
"expected_references": {
"aboriginal": [
"Customary law (the Dreaming)",
"Reciprocity and obligation"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Customary law (the Dreaming)",
"Reciprocity and obligation"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"aboriginal"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T095",
"profile_id": "P09",
"age": 68,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"gandhian"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Gandhian thought"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q095",
"quandary_theme": "meaning",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "The work that gave my days their shape is over, and my sense of purpose left with it. Who am I now, and how do I begin again?",
"expected_references": {
"gandhian": [
"Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)",
"Inner voice / antaryamin"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Conscience over authority (Hind Swaraj)",
"Inner voice / antaryamin"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"gandhian"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T096",
"profile_id": "P22",
"age": 58,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"buddhist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Buddhism (Dharma)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q096",
"quandary_theme": "repentance",
"motif": "forgiveness",
"quandary": "I want to make amends to someone I wronged long ago, but reopening it might serve me more than them. Do I have the right to seek peace at their expense?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Matthew 18:21-22",
"Colossians 3:13"
],
"buddhist": [
"Dhammapada 3-5",
"Dhammapada 223"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Matthew 18:21-22",
"Colossians 3:13",
"Dhammapada 3-5",
"Dhammapada 223"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T097",
"profile_id": "P20",
"age": 100,
"gender": "nonbinary",
"relationship": "practitioner",
"traditions": [
"hindu",
"teresan"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)",
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q097",
"quandary_theme": "mortality",
"motif": "grief",
"quandary": "I want to face my own death without fear, but I don't know how. What does my tradition ask of me in meeting the end with grace?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.13",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27"
],
"teresan": [
"Accompanying the dying (Nirmal Hriday)",
"Consolation in suffering"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.13",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27",
"Accompanying the dying (Nirmal Hriday)",
"Consolation in suffering"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T098",
"profile_id": "P30",
"age": 91,
"gender": "male",
"relationship": "seeker",
"traditions": [
"teresan",
"jewish"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa)",
"Judaism (Talmud)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q098",
"quandary_theme": "wisdom",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "I've learned hard lessons I could pass on, but unasked-for advice often does more harm than good. When do I speak, and when do I hold my peace?",
"expected_references": {
"teresan": [
"Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor",
"Vocation of charity"
],
"jewish": [
"Genesis 32:24-30",
"Pirkei Avot 2:5"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Serving Christ in the distressing disguise of the poor",
"Vocation of charity",
"Genesis 32:24-30",
"Pirkei Avot 2:5"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": [
"teresan"
]
},
{
"case_id": "T099",
"profile_id": "P26",
"age": 84,
"gender": "female",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"christian",
"taoist"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Christianity (Bible)",
"Taoism (Tao Te Ching)"
],
"tradition_type": "dual_unlikely",
"quandary_id": "Q099",
"quandary_theme": "surrender",
"motif": "identity",
"quandary": "I keep trying to steer the choices of people I love, and it's straining us. How do I let go of control without feeling I've abandoned them?",
"expected_references": {
"christian": [
"Mark 9:24",
"John 20:24-29"
],
"taoist": [
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Mark 9:24",
"John 20:24-29",
"Tao Te Ching 71",
"Tao Te Ching 33"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
},
{
"case_id": "T100",
"profile_id": "P01",
"age": 92,
"gender": "transgender",
"relationship": "disciple",
"traditions": [
"hindu"
],
"tradition_names": [
"Hinduism (Vedas / Bhagavad Gita)"
],
"tradition_type": "single",
"quandary_id": "Q100",
"quandary_theme": "acceptance",
"motif": "grief",
"quandary": "My life didn't unfold the way I once hoped. How do I make genuine peace with that, rather than just resigning myself to it?",
"expected_references": {
"hindu": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.13",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27"
]
},
"expected_references_flat": [
"Bhagavad Gita 2.13",
"Bhagavad Gita 2.22-27"
],
"thematic_reference_traditions": []
}
]