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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 0051Community-bound / restricted

Modern Theosophy

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India, United States
Period / origin: 1875–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, United States

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Atlas 0075Community-bound / restricted

Aghor / Aghori Shaiva traditions

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: early modern–present, with older ascetic precedents
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0128Open / public

Liṅgāyat / Vīraśaiva tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0129Open / public

Ayyavazhi

Jewish Mysticism New religious movement

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 19th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0130Initiatory

Tamil Siddha kāyakalpa and rasāyana traditions

South Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period onward; textual dating varies
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0218Initiatory

Aghor/Aghori tradition; historical Kāpālika traditions

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Kāpālika attested in first millennium CE sources; Aghor lineages especially early modern onward
Evidence status: Composite record

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0219Community-bound / restricted

Baba Kinaram Aghor lineage

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 17th–18th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0549Community-bound / restricted

Ṭayyibī Ismaili Esotericism

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Lineage / school

Public geography: India, Yemen
Period / origin: 12th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Yemen

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Atlas 0576Community-bound / restricted

Śrīvaiṣṇavism

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 9th–11th century institutional formation onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0577Institution-specific

Madhva Sampradāya / Dvaita Vedānta

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0578Community-bound / restricted

Nimbārka Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period onward; founder’s date disputed
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0579Open / public

Rāmānandī Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 15th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0580Open / public

Vārkarī Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0581Community-bound / restricted

Mahānubhāva Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0582Open / public

Praṇāmī Sampradāya

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: India, Nepal
Period / origin: 17th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Nepal

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Atlas 0583Open / public

Mahima Dharma

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 19th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0584Open / public

Sahaja Yoga

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 1970 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0585Open / public

Ānanda Mārga

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 1955 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0587Open / public

Swaminarayan Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early 19th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0592Open / public

Dattātreya Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval antecedents; organized devotional traditions especially 16th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0593Open / public

Daśanāmi Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval consolidation; historical origins and Śaṅkara attribution debated
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0719Open / public