The article analyses the religious and philosophical foundations of bioethical culture through comparative and hermeneutic approaches. Although bioethics emerged as a modern academic field, ethical ideas concerning the preservation of life, non-maleficence, assistance to the sick, the inviolability of the human body, and responsibility toward living nature were already articulated in ancient religious sources. The concepts of life, dignity, compassion, trusteeship, moderation, and moral responsibility in Zoroastrianism, Indian religious thought, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are comparatively examined. The study demonstrates that it is methodologically incorrect to interpret religious texts as a ready-made model of contemporary bioethics; rather, they constitute the axiological and motivational dimensions of the genesis of bioethical culture. Alongside the strengths of religious approaches, the problems of communal boundaries, paternalism, consent, and equality are critically assessed. The article concludes that reinterpreting religious heritage in accordance with contemporary principles of human dignity, autonomy, justice, and scientific responsibility is essential for the sustainable development of bioethical culture.

bioethical culture, genesis, religious ethics, sanctity of life, human dignity, non-maleficence, compassion, trusteeship, comparative analysis, religious hermeneutics.

Avesto: tarixiy-adabiy yodgorlik / Asqar Mahkam tarjimasi. — Toshkent: Sharq, 2001. — “Vandidod”, 3-fargard, 23-band. — B. 114.

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda / Translated by R.T.H. Griffith. — Benares: E.J. Lazarus & Co., 1895–1896. — Book XII, Hymn 1, verses 12, 35. URL: https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av12001.htm

Dhammapada. Daṇḍavagga, 129–130 / Translated by Ācāriya Buddharakkhita. URL: https://suttacentral.net/dhp129-145/en/buddharakkhita

Ditrich T. Presentation of “Living Being” in Early Indian Buddhism and Its Ethical Implications // Asian Studies. — 2023. — Vol. 11, No. 2. — P. 201–230.

The Torah: Genesis 1:27; Leviticus 19:16; Deuteronomy 20:19–20. — Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts. URL: https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh

Barilan Y.M. From Imago Dei in the Jewish-Christian Traditions to Human Dignity in Contemporary Jewish Law // Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. — 2009. — Vol. 19, No. 3. — P. 231–259. DOI: 10.1353/ken.0.0291.

The Holy Bible. New Testament. 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; Matthew 25:35–40; Luke 10:25–37. — English Standard Version. URL: https://www.esv.org/

Qur’oni karim ma’nolarining tarjima va tafsiri / Abdulaziz Mansur. — Toshkent: Toshkent islom universiteti nashriyot-matbaa birlashmasi, 2009. — B. 113, 154.

Ibrahim A.H., Abdul Rahman N.N., Saifuddeen S.M., Baharuddin M. Maqasid al-Shariah Based Islamic Bioethics: A Comprehensive Approach // Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. — 2019. — Vol. 16, No. 3. — P. 333–345. DOI: 10.1007/s11673-019-09902-8.

UNESCO. Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. — Paris: UNESCO, 2005. URL: https://www.unesco.org/en/legal-affairs/universal-declaration-bioethics-and-human-rights