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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 4210Institution-specific

Jōdo Shinshū Kōshōji-ha

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Medieval origins; living denomination
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4257Institution-specific

Daijōsai imperial enthronement rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancient antecedents; historically reconstructed and still observed at imperial successions
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4258Institution-specific

Niinamesai first-fruits rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancient court record; living annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4259Institution-specific

Kinensai / Toshigoi no Matsuri crop-prayer rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Classical state rite with living shrine observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4260Institution-specific

Kannamesai Ise harvest-offering rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancient antecedents; living annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4261Scholarly / historical only

Ainame-sai shared-first-fruits rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Documented from the seventh century; historically discontinued as a general state rite
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4262Scholarly / historical only

Chinkon-sai court soul-pacification rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Classical Japanese court rite; historical documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4263Varies by lineage

Jichinsai ground-pacification rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Longstanding; living contemporary observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4264Institution-specific

Ōharae Great Purification rite

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Classical state liturgy with living shrine observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4265Institution-specific

Shikinen Sengū periodic shrine-renewal tradition

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancient antecedents; living periodic cycle
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4266Open / public

Aoi Matsuri ceremonial tradition

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Classical court-shrine festival; living annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4267Scholarly / historical only

Fukkō Shintō restoration school

East Asian Traditions Philosophical / theological school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Edo period; historically influential
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4268Institution-specific

Association of Shinto Shrines

East Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Established after 1945; living organization
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4269Open / public

Kogoshūi ritual-historical textual tradition

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Presented to the court in 807; continuing scholarly and ritual-historical reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4270Open / public

Engishiki shrine-rite code tradition

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Compiled in the early tenth century; enduring ritual-historical authority
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4271Varies by lineage

Norito Shinto liturgical corpus

East Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Classical corpus with living liturgical reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4409Community-bound / restricted

Ainu Kamuynomi offering ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancestral tradition–present revival and community use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4410Community-bound / restricted

Ainu Chipsanke canoe-launching ceremony

Oceanian & Circumpolar Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancestral tradition–present revival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4715Institution-specific

Japan Buddhist Federation

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 1957–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4778Open / public

Kanda Matsuri

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Early modern roots; living biennial major festival
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4779Open / public

Hie Shrine Sannō Matsuri

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Early modern roots; living festival
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4780Open / public

Osaka Tenjin Matsuri

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine festival; living annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4781Open / public

Nachi no Ōgi Matsuri

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Living annual shrine festival
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 4782Open / public

Onbashira Festival

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Living sexennial festival
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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