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 2751Community-bound / restricted

Lubrag Bön Monastery of Mustang

Bön & Himalayan Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: listed Bön monastery; current operation requires local recheck
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 3203Institution-specific

Lumbini Buddhist pilgrimage landscape

Buddhist Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Ancient sacred site; protected and living pilgrimage landscape
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 3671Scholarly / historical only

Svacchandalalitabhairava Tantra manuscript tradition

South Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Historical Sanskrit manuscript work directly catalogued by the University of Hamburg NGMCP archive; no composition date inferred
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 3672Scholarly / historical only

Kiraṇatantra manuscript tradition

South Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Historical Shaiva manuscript directly catalogued by the University of Hamburg NGMCP archive; catalogue dating is manuscript-specific
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 3673Scholarly / historical only

Gautamīyatantra Vaishnava manuscript tradition

South Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Historical Sanskrit manuscript directly catalogued as a Vaishnava tantra by the University of Hamburg NGMCP archive
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 4235Community-bound / restricted

Mani Rimdu monastery-festival tradition

Buddhist Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Longstanding; living annual cycles
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 4682Open / public

Janaki Mandir, Janakpur

South Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Present temple completed in the early 20th century; active pilgrimage
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesNepal

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Atlas 4683Open / public