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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Entries: 5,000
Geographic connections: 7,326
Countries and territories: 162

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Atlas 4698Community-bound / restricted

Heraka religious reform movement

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 20th century; living movement documented in 2016 scholarship
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4699Community-bound / restricted

Lai Haraoba

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Living annual ritual-festival complex
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4701Open / public

Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early centuries CE; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4702Open / public

Suvarṇaprabhāsottama Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4703Open / public

Kāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4704Open / public

Larger Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4705Open / public

Smaller Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4706Open / public

Akṣobhyavyūha Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4707Open / public

Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4708Open / public

Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 4709Open / public

Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early Mahāyāna textual stratum; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4710Open / public

Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4711Open / public

Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4712Open / public

Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4713Open / public

Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Historical Mahāyāna text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Related-entry source

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Atlas 4714Initiatory

Mahāmāyā Tantra

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval Buddhist tantric text; Tibetan canonical recension
Evidence status: Directly cited

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Atlas 4989Institution-specific

Science of Spirituality / Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission

Modern Spiritual Movements Order / organization

Public geography: India, United States
Period / origin: 1976–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country links · under reviewIndia, United States

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