Atlas of Religious and Esoteric LineagesFive thousand lineages · worldwide

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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

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Atlas 2699Institution-specific

Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib institution

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
early 18th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2700Institution-specific

Maha Bodhi Society of India

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1891–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2701Institution-specific

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

Buddhist Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
ancient sacred site; present complex and pilgrimage
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2702Institution-specific

International Buddhist Confederation

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
2013–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2735Institution-specific

Yungdrung Bön Monastic Centre Society

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
registered contemporary society; Menri exile institution from 1960s
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2736Institution-specific

Bön Dialectic School at Menri

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
contemporary exile scholastic institution
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2737Institution-specific

Tibetan Yungdrung Bön Library at Menri

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
2007–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2738Institution-specific

Bön Culture Preservation Society of Ladakh

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1994–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2739Institution-specific

Shenten Yungdrung Lhatse Monastery in Ladakh

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
contemporary Bön monastery; temple consecrated in 2024
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2740Community-bound / restricted

Za Mongyal Yungdrung Ling Bön monastery

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
listed contemporary Bön monastery; foundation date not asserted
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2741Community-bound / restricted

Yungdrung Kundak Ling Bön monastery

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
listed contemporary Bön monastery; foundation date not asserted
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2742Community-bound / restricted

Sog Yungdrung Ling Bön monastery in Sikkim

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
listed contemporary Bön monastery; foundation date not asserted
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2756Institution-specific

Bön Foundation supporting Menri

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India, United States
Period / origin
contemporary nonprofit foundation
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, United States

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Atlas 2759Community-bound / restricted

Donyipolo Yelam Kebang

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1986–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2959Open / public

World Teacher Trust

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1971–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3168Scholarly / historical only

Ellora multi-religious cave sanctuary complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
c. 5th–12th centuries CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3169Scholarly / historical only

Elephanta Shaiva cave sanctuary complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
principally c. 5th–6th centuries CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3170Scholarly / historical only

Mahabalipuram Pallava sanctuary ensemble

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
7th–8th centuries CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3171Scholarly / historical only

Hampi Vijayanagara sacred and royal complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
14th–16th centuries CE; protected heritage landscape
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3172Scholarly / historical only

Khajuraho temple-group sacred complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
c. 950–1050 CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3173Scholarly / historical only

Konark Surya temple complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
13th century CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3174Scholarly / historical only

Pattadakal Chalukya temple ensemble

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
7th–8th centuries CE; protected heritage complex
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3175Institution-specific

Ramappa Rudreshwara temple complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
13th century CE; protected heritage and active temple setting
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 3176Scholarly / historical only

Rani-ki-Vav ritual stepwell complex

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
11th century CE; protected heritage monument
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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