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 0626Open / public

Thai Forest Tradition

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Late 19th–20th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 0629Community-bound / restricted

Satsana Phi

Southeast Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Pre-Buddhist roots; living in Buddhist-interacting forms
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 0630Community-bound / restricted

Phi Fa healing traditions

Southeast Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Traditional; living contemporary practice
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 0916Community-bound / restricted

Lao Baci / Sou Khuan ceremony

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: pre-Buddhist roots–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 1283Initiatory

Lao Mahā Nikāya

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: Modern administrative formation–present
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 1361Open / public

Lao–Isan Bun Bang Fai rocket festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 1821Community-bound / restricted

Lao-Isan Bun Phawet festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: long-standing; living annual observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 1823Varies by lineage

Phra Lak Phra Lam performance tradition

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: pre-modern literary and performance formations–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 2301Open / public

That Luang Festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: living annual festival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 2302Open / public

Pi Mai Lao New Year

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: living annual festival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 2303Open / public

Lhai Heua Fai boats-of-light festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: living annual festival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 2805Institution-specific

Wat Xieng Thong institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: 16th-century foundation–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 2806Institution-specific

Wat Si Saket institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: 1818–present; restored heritage institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 2807Community-bound / restricted

Vat Phou pilgrimage and festival cycle

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: living annual pilgrimage at a historical Khmer sacred complex
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 3298Institution-specific

Luang Prabang Buddhist sacred-city landscape

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: Historical royal and temple city–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 3299Scholarly / historical only

Plain of Jars megalithic mortuary landscape

Southeast Asian Traditions Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: Iron Age mortuary landscape; protected archaeological property
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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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 4818Open / public

Boun Ork Phansa in Laos

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: Living annual full-moon observance
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 4831Open / public

Pha That Luang monument

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: Built in 1566 over an earlier sacred structure; later restorations
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesLaos

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Atlas 4832Open / public

Pha That Ing Hang

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Laos
Period / origin: 16th-century reconstruction over an earlier Khmer site; later restoration
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesLaos

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