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.

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Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

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Atlas 2179Institution-specific

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1975–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2180Varies by lineage

Ashtanga Yoga method

South Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography
India
Period / origin
mid-20th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2181Institution-specific

Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

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

Candidate countriesIndia, United States

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Atlas 2182Institution-specific

Shree Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1922–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2183Institution-specific

Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1959–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2184Community-bound / restricted

Akhand Kirtani Jatha

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
late 19th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2187Open / public

Dev Samaj

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1887–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2188Community-bound / restricted

Dera Sachkhand Ballan

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
20th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2189Institution-specific

The Yoga Institute

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1918–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2192Open / public

Akram Vignan movement

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1960s–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2193Initiatory

Siddha Yoga path

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography
India
Period / origin
20th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2196Community-bound / restricted

Dharumapuram Adheenam

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
16th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2197Community-bound / restricted

Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
documented historical institution; current temple administration attested
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2198Institution-specific

Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1903–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2202Open / public

Navayāna Buddhist movement

Buddhist Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1956–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2248Institution-specific

Redna Menling Bön nunnery

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
late 20th century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2249Institution-specific

Sorig Bumzhi Menriling medical college

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
21st century–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2481Institution-specific

NIMHANS Centre for Consciousness Studies

Consciousness & Psychical Research Research field / method

Public geography
India
Period / origin
Documented contemporary research institution or program
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2668Institution-specific

Ramakrishna Math Chennai monastic center

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1897–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2669Institution-specific

Advaita Ashrama of Mayavati and Kolkata

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1899–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2670Institution-specific

Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math at Ranchi

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1918–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2671Institution-specific

Sri Sarada Math

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1954–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2672Institution-specific

Ramakrishna Sarada Mission

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
India
Period / origin
1960–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 2673Institution-specific

Govind Dev Ji Temple institution at Jaipur

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
India
Period / origin
18th-century Jaipur institution–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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