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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 3268Institution-specific

Yoshida Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 859 foundation; later Yoshida traditions–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3269Institution-specific

Matsunoo Taisha shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3270Institution-specific

Ikuta Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3271Institution-specific

Hakozaki Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3272Institution-specific

Kirishima Jingu shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution; present buildings and administration
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3273Institution-specific

Udo Jingu shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3274Institution-specific

Aso Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3275Institution-specific

Kibitsu Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3276Institution-specific

Kotohira-gu shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3277Institution-specific

Kanda Myojin shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3278Institution-specific

Tomioka Hachimangu shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 1627 foundation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3279Institution-specific

Nezu Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution; present site and fabric–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3286Community-bound / restricted

Okinoshima Munakata sacred-island property

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Ancient ritual archaeology and continuing sacred restrictions
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3287Institution-specific

Kii Mountain Range sacred sites and pilgrimage routes

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical pilgrimage landscapes–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3290Institution-specific

Taga Taisha shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3291Institution-specific

Kehi Jingu shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3292Institution-specific

Yahiko Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3293Institution-specific

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3294Institution-specific

Takachiho Jinja shrine institution

East Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Historical shrine institution–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3455Institution-specific

Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō

Modern Spiritual Movements New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded and registered 1945–1947; later history documented by cited encyclopedia
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3456Institution-specific

Honmichi

Modern Spiritual Movements New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Origins 1913; organization founded 1925; later history documented by cited encyclopedia
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3457Institution-specific

Honbushin

Modern Spiritual Movements New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 1961–1966 institutional formation; later history documented by cited encyclopedia
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3458Institution-specific

Ananaikyō

Modern Spiritual Movements New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Founded 1949; later history documented by cited encyclopedia
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 3459Institution-specific

Tenshūkyō

Modern Spiritual Movements New religious movement

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: Registered 1948; later history documented by cited encyclopedia
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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