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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 0905Community-bound / restricted

Ryukyuan yuta mediumship

East Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: pre-modern–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1266Institution-specific

Kegon school of Japanese Buddhism

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Introduced in the 8th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1267Institution-specific

Ritsu school of Japanese Buddhism

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Established in the 8th century; later revivals and surviving institutions
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1268Institution-specific

Reiyūkai

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded 1920–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1269Initiatory

Nichiren Shōshū

Buddhist Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Modern denomination formalized in the 19th–20th centuries with earlier Fuji lineages
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1270Institution-specific

Soka Gakkai

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded 1930–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1271Institution-specific

Risshō Kōsei-kai

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded 1938–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1272Initiatory

Nipponzan Myōhōji Buddhist Order

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India, Japan
Period / origin: Founded 1917–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Japan

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Atlas 1273Initiatory

Kōyasan Shingon-shū

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Heian-period roots; modern denomination–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1274Initiatory

Daigo-ha Shingon tradition

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Heian-period roots; modern denominational organization–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1275Scholarly / historical only

Tachikawa-ryū historiographic tradition

Buddhist Traditions Legendary / claimed order

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Medieval period; later polemical reception
Evidence status: Classification contested

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1276Institution-specific

Sanbō Zen International

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded 1954–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1277Initiatory

Harada–Yasutani Zen lineage

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 20th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1316Institution-specific

Yamakage Shintō

East Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Mid-20th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1321Institution-specific

Shinrikyō

East Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded in the late 19th century–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1322Institution-specific

Maruyamakyō

East Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded in the late 19th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1323Open / public

Myōken North-Star devotional tradition

East Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Early and medieval attestations; diverse surviving and revived devotional forms
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1324Open / public

Kōshin devotional and vigil tradition

East Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Heian-period attestations–present in residual and revived forms
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 1325Community-bound / restricted