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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

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Atlas 2352Open / public

Western Shankh Monastery

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Source-dated public monastic activity documented in 2023; uninterrupted succession is not inferred
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2355Institution-specific

Amarbayasgalant 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 2356Institution-specific

Baldan Bereeven 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 2357Community-bound / restricted

Khamaryn Khiid Monastery

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Monastery and pilgrimage setting documented in 2023–2024 reporting; uninterrupted succession is not inferred
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2358Scholarly / historical only

Ongiin Khiid restored monastic complex

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Historical monastery complex with a restored temple and limited seasonal use documented in 2020
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2359Scholarly / historical only

Manzushir Monastery historical complex

Central, North & Inner Asian Order / organization

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Historical monastery complex documented as ruins and heritage site in 2018–2025 reporting
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 2752Community-bound / restricted

Sog Yungdrung Rinchen Ling Bön monastery

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
listed contemporary Bön monastery; foundation date not asserted
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3335Community-bound / restricted

Sacred Binder Mountain and its Associated Cultural Heritage Sites

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Prehistoric periods–present cultural significance
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3336Community-bound / restricted

Sacred Mountains of Mongolia

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Long-standing–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3337Scholarly / historical only

Funeral Sites of the Xiongnu Elite

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
3rd century BCE–2nd century CE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3338Scholarly / historical only

Archaeological Site at Khuduu Aral and Surrounding Cultural Landscape

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
13th–15th centuries
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3339Scholarly / historical only

Petroglyphic Complexes in the Mongolian Gobi

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Stone Age–historic periods
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3350Scholarly / historical only

Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Late 2nd–early 1st millennium BCE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3703Scholarly / historical only

Mongolian Tanjur canonical-commentarial corpus

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Historical translated canonical-commentarial corpus; UNESCO records more than 3,400 component works and 2011 Memory of the World registration without assigning one date to the whole collection
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3724Scholarly / historical only

Tsogtu Khung-Taiji Buddhist poetry inscriptions

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Seventeenth-century inscription tradition; the principal inscription is dated 1624 by the cited UNESCO record and the documentary set was registered in 2023
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 3731Scholarly / historical only

Kanjur written with nine precious stones corpus

Buddhist Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Historical Mongolian Kanjur collection documented by UNESCO; no broader lineage chronology inferred
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 4247Institution-specific

Jebtsundamba Khutuktu incarnation lineage

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Seventeenth century to present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 4248Institution-specific

Changkya Khutuktu incarnation lineage

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
Seventeenth century to present claim
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 4746Scholarly / historical only

Secret History of the Mongols documentary heritage

Central, North & Inner Asian Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
13th-century text; surviving transmission is later and contested
Evidence status
Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMongolia

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Atlas 4747Scholarly / historical only

Lu Altan Tobchi

Central, North & Inner Asian Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography
Mongolia
Period / origin
1651
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMongolia

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