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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.

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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 0081Community-bound / restricted

Buryat-Mongol shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: historical–present; modern revivals
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 0596Open / public

Gelug school

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: 15th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 0646Community-bound / restricted

Dukha shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Indigenous, continuing through major 20th-century displacement and change
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 0647Community-bound / restricted

Evenki shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: China, Mongolia
Period / origin: Indigenous; extensively documented from the 17th–20th centuries; living/revitalized forms
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina, Mongolia

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Atlas 0871Initiatory

Guhyasamāja Tantra cycle

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India, Mongolia
Period / origin: first millennium CE–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia, Mongolia

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Atlas 0884Community-bound / restricted

Mongolian böö and udgan shamanic tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Religious tradition

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

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 0885Community-bound / restricted

Darkhad shamanic tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 0893Community-bound / restricted

Daur jad’ən shamanic tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Religious tradition

Public geography: China, Mongolia
Period / origin: pre-modern–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina, Mongolia

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Atlas 1365Community-bound / restricted

Mongolian sacred-site and ovoo-veneration practices

Central, North & Inner Asian Religious tradition

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living and revitalized
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1366Institution-specific

Mongolian Tsam masked-dance tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; suppressed in the 20th century and revived
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1369Community-bound / restricted

Urtiin duu Mongolian long-song tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: China, Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina, Mongolia

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Atlas 1370Community-bound / restricted

Mongol Tuuli epic tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Religious tradition

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living but endangered
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1835Open / public

Mongolian Naadam festival

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1836Varies by lineage

Mongolian Khöömei master-apprentice tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1837Open / public

Mongol Biyelgee dance tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1838Community-bound / restricted

Uriankhai Tsuur benedictory music tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; endangered living heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1839Community-bound / restricted

Mongolian camel-coaxing rite

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 1851Community-bound / restricted

Oroqen Mosukun oral-performance tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: China, Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; endangered living heritage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina, Mongolia

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Atlas 1855Varies by lineage

Central Asian falconry bearer traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia

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Atlas 2335Institution-specific

Züün Khüree Dashchoilin Monastery

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2336Institution-specific

Gandantegchinlen Monastery

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Documented modern institution; current status should be checked with the institution
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2337Scholarly / historical only

Erdene Zuu Monastery

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented monastery; present operation is not established by the cited heritage source
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2338Scholarly / historical only

Tövkhön Hermitage

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented hermitage; present operation is not established by the cited heritage source
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2339Community-bound / restricted

Sacred Burkhan Khaldun veneration complex

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Historically documented; living transmission or safeguarding context
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMongolia

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