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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

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

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Atlas 1805Community-bound / restricted

Balinese Subak water-temple system

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: at least 11th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 1806Varies by lineage

Indonesian wayang puppet-theatre tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: ancient and medieval formations–present
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 1807Community-bound / restricted

Indonesian kris tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: pre-modern–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 1808Community-bound / restricted

Gayo Saman dance tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: long-standing; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 1809Community-bound / restricted

Three genres of traditional Balinese dance

Southeast Asian Traditions Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: long-standing; living
Evidence status: Composite record

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 1810Varies by lineage

Indonesian Pencak Silat traditions

Southeast Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: regional lineages with pre-modern roots; present
Evidence status: Composite record

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2327Institution-specific

Pura Besakih temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical complex; living institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2328Institution-specific

Pura Ulun Danu Batur water-temple institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical complex; living institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2329Institution-specific

Pura Taman Ayun institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: 17th-century foundation; living institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2330Institution-specific

Pura Tirta Empul institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical foundation; living institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2331Institution-specific

Pura Luhur Uluwatu institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical foundation; living institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2817Community-bound / restricted

Borobudur Vesak pilgrimage cycle

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: modern national pilgrimage cycle at an ancient monument–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2818Institution-specific

Prambanan temple-compound sacred institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: 9th-century monument; contemporary sacred and heritage use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2819Institution-specific

Pura Tanah Lot institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical foundation traditions; living institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2820Institution-specific

Pura Goa Lawah institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical foundation traditions; living institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2821Institution-specific

Pura Lempuyang Luhur institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: historical foundation traditions; living institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2822Institution-specific

Gunung Kawi temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: 11th-century complex; present sacred and heritage use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 2823Institution-specific

Goa Gajah sacred-site institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: archaeological complex; present sacred and heritage use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 3305Institution-specific

Borobudur Buddhist monument compounds

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: 8th–9th centuries CE; protected monument compounds and living pilgrimage setting
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 3327Scholarly / historical only

Candi Sukuh Hindu temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Protected archaeological temple; exact chronology not asserted from cited register
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 3328Scholarly / historical only

Candi Cetho Hindu temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Protected cultural-heritage site; exact chronology not asserted from cited register
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 3329Institution-specific

Pura Ulun Danu Beratan institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: 17th-century foundation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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Atlas 3804Scholarly / historical only

La Galigo pre-Islamic Bugis epic-mythic corpus

Southeast Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Indonesia, Netherlands
Period / origin: Historical Bugis epic corpus, dated approximately to the fourteenth century with earlier oral roots by the cited UNESCO record; registered in 2011
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia, Netherlands

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Atlas 3806Scholarly / historical only

Sang Hyang Siksa Kandang Karesian manuscript tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Old Sundanese palm-leaf manuscript dated 1518 CE / 1440 Saka by the cited UNESCO record; registered in 2025
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndonesia

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