Atlas of Religious and Esoteric LineagesFive thousand lineages · worldwide

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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 2919Scholarly / historical only

Uxmal ceremonial center

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
7th–10th centuries CE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 2920Scholarly / historical only

Calakmul ceremonial city

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
3rd–10th centuries CE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 2921Scholarly / historical only

El Tajín ceremonial center

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
9th–13th centuries CE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 2922Scholarly / historical only

Paquimé ritual and ceremonial complex

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
14th–15th centuries CE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3247Institution-specific

Ligmincha Mexico Yungdrung Bon association

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Contemporary association–present
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3253Institution-specific

Great Bon Stupa for World Peace at Valle de Bravo

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Consecrated 2010–present
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3254Institution-specific

Torreon Bon stupa

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Contemporary sacred monument–present
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3255Institution-specific

Lerdo Bon stupa

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Contemporary sacred monument–present
Evidence status
Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3744Institution-specific

Chamma Ling Valle de Bravo retreat center

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Contemporary organization or program documented by Ligmincha; no earlier lineage chronology is inferred for this institutional record
Evidence status
Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3745Institution-specific

Chamma Ling Torreón center

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Order / organization

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Contemporary organization or program documented by Ligmincha; no earlier lineage chronology is inferred for this institutional record
Evidence status
Related-entry source

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3865Open / public

Templo Mayor Mexica sacred precinct

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Late Postclassic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3867Open / public

Cañada de la Virgen Hñahñu ceremonial settlement

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Pre-Hispanic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3868Open / public

Malinalco Cuauhcalli sanctuary

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Late Postclassic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3869Open / public

Cerro de la Estrella xiuhmolpilli ceremonial site

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Pre-Hispanic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3870Open / public

Tlatelolco Templo Mayor precinct

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Late Postclassic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3871Open / public

Xochicalco civic-religious precinct

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Epiclassic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3872Open / public

Lyobáa–Mitla Zapotec mortuary-sacred centre

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Pre-Hispanic period; living Zapotec community context
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3873Open / public

Tula ceremonial plaza and religious precinct

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Early Postclassic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3876Community-bound / restricted

Alta Vista–Chalchihuites solar worship centre

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
c. 200–900/950 CE
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3877Open / public

La Campana ceremonial centre

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Pre-Hispanic period; present-day archaeological stewardship
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3878Open / public

Tzintzuntzan Purépecha ritual centre

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Late Postclassic period; continuing Purépecha significance
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3879Open / public

Tlachihualtépetl–Cholula sacred complex

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Pre-Hispanic period; continuing sacred-city context
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3880Community-bound / restricted

Tehuacalco water-and-mountain ceremonial centre

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
From before c. 650 CE through the pre-Hispanic period
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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Atlas 3881Community-bound / restricted

Plazuelas sacred-landscape ceremonial centre

Indigenous Americas Sacred site / complex

Public geography
Mexico
Period / origin
Pre-Hispanic period; archaeologically documented
Evidence status
Directly cited

Candidate countriesMexico

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