A living reference atlas

Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

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5,000
Candidate geography relations
7,326
Candidate country vocabulary
162

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Atlas 4761Scholarly / historical only

Wuzhen Pian commentary corpus

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Historical Daoist text and commentary corpus; precise chronology not established by cited e-text record
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4762Scholarly / historical only

Zhouyi Cantongqi

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Historical Daoist alchemical text with layered transmission; precise chronology not established by cited e-text record
Evidence status
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Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4763Scholarly / historical only

Huangting Neijing Jing

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Historical Daoist Yellow Court text; precise chronology not established by cited e-text record
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4764Scholarly / historical only

Huangting Waijing Jing

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Historical Daoist Yellow Court text; precise chronology not established by cited e-text record
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4765Scholarly / historical only

Taiping Jing

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Historical Daoist scriptural corpus; precise formation chronology not established by cited e-text record
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4766Open / public

Xunzi

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Warring States to early Han textual formation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4767Open / public

Lunyu

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Warring States to Han compilation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4768Open / public

Mengzi

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Warring States to early imperial compilation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4769Open / public

Liji

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Late Warring States through Han compilation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4770Open / public

Xiaojing

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Late Warring States or Han textual formation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4771Open / public

Shangshu

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Layered ancient and imperial textual formation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4772Open / public

Shijing

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
First-millennium BCE anthology; received canonical text
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4773Open / public

Chunqiu Zuozhuan

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Warring States textual formation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4774Open / public

Mozi

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Warring States to Han textual formation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 4777Scholarly / historical only

Yili

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
China
Period / origin
Late Zhou to Han textual formation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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