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 3330Scholarly / historical only

Banteay Kdei Buddhist monastic-temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 12th–13th centuries CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3795Scholarly / historical only

Baphuon temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Mid-11th century CE; later Buddhist modification; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3796Scholarly / historical only

Terrace of the Elephants ceremonial complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: 12th century CE; protected archaeological terrace
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3797Scholarly / historical only

Terrace of the Leper King ceremonial complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: 12th century CE; protected archaeological terrace
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3798Scholarly / historical only

Pre Rup temple-mountain complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 10th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3799Scholarly / historical only

East Mebon temple-mountain complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: 10th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3800Scholarly / historical only

Ta Keo temple-mountain complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 10th–early 11th centuries CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3801Scholarly / historical only

Neak Pean Buddhist temple-island complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 12th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3802Scholarly / historical only

Ta Som Buddhist temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 12th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3803Scholarly / historical only

Prasat Kravan Vishnu temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Early 10th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3805Scholarly / historical only

Baksei Chamkrong temple-mountain complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Early 10th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3808Scholarly / historical only

Phnom Krom triad-temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 9th–early 10th centuries CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3809Scholarly / historical only

Phnom Bok triad-temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Early 10th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3810Scholarly / historical only

Lolei ancestor-dedication temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 9th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3811Scholarly / historical only

Preah Ko ancestor-dedication temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 9th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3812Scholarly / historical only

Bakong temple-mountain complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 9th century CE; protected archaeological temple
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3813Scholarly / historical only

Phimeanakas royal-palace temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Primarily 10th–11th centuries CE; protected archaeological temple; complex dating acknowledged
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 3830Community-bound / restricted

Chapei Dang Veng religious narrative-song tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Living oral musical tradition inscribed by UNESCO in 2016 and documented in subsequent safeguarding reports
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 4219Open / public

Dhammayietra peace pilgrimage tradition

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Established 1992; living movement
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 4307Open / public

Meak Bochea observance in Cambodia

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Longstanding; living annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 4316Varies by lineage

Phra Malai funeral-preaching tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand
Period / origin: Pre-modern textual formation; continuing ritual reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) +1

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Atlas 4828Open / public

Ancient City of Oudong sacred landscape

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: 1618–1863 capital; earlier and later sacred remains
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 4829Open / public

Phnom Kulen–Mahendraparvata sacred landscape

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Angkorian foundations; living sacred landscape
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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Atlas 4830Open / public

Banteay Chhmar temple complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Late 12th–early 13th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesCambodia

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