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

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

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Atlas 0838Open / public

Nyāya school

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: early centuries CE–present intellectual lineages
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0839Open / public

Vaiśeṣika school

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: late first millennium BCE–medieval period; continuing study
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0840Open / public

Sāṃkhya school

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: ancient period–present reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0841Community-bound / restricted

Śrauta ritual tradition

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Vedic period–present in limited hereditary communities
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0843Varies by lineage

Ekasaraṇa Dharma

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 15th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0844Community-bound / restricted

Vaikhānasa tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0845Varies by lineage

Smārta tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: early medieval period–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0846Open / public

Gāṇapatya tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0847Community-bound / restricted

Śvetāmbara Jain tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: early centuries CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0848Community-bound / restricted

Digambara Jain tradition

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: early centuries CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0849Community-bound / restricted

Sthānakavāsī Jain tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0850Community-bound / restricted

Śvetāmbara Mūrti-pūjaka tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: medieval period–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0871Initiatory

Guhyasamāja Tantra cycle

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India, Mongolia
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Mongolia

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Atlas 0872Initiatory

Cakrasaṃvara Tantra cycle

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India, Nepal
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Nepal

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Atlas 0873Initiatory

Hevajra Tantra cycle

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India, Nepal
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Nepal

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Atlas 0874Initiatory

Vajrakīlaya ritual tradition

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1163Varies by lineage

Madariyya Sufi order

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Order / organization

Public geography: Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Period / origin: Late medieval period–present in varied shrine and lineage settings
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesBangladesh, India, Nepal

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Atlas 1197Open / public

Karnataka Haridāsa devotional movement

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 13th–18th centuries; living musical reception
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1198Institution-specific

Uḍupi Aṣṭa Maṭha system

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Traditionally traced to the 13th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1199Scholarly / historical only

Vyāsakūṭa and Dāsakūṭa Madhva currents

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Late medieval–early modern period
Evidence status: Composite record

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1200Varies by lineage

Śrī Vaiṣṇava Vaḍakalai school

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval differentiation–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1201Varies by lineage

Śrī Vaiṣṇava Teṉkalai school

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval differentiation–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1202Institution-specific

Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Founded 1907–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 1203Institution-specific

Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana

South Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Modern systematic formulation with roots in 19th-century Swaminarayan teaching
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesIndia

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