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 3821Institution-specific

Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Historical temple institution; current Tourism Authority of Thailand documentation; precise foundation chronology not asserted here
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3822Institution-specific

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: 14th century CE origins reported by the source; extant temple and heritage site
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3823Institution-specific

Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Pre-Ayutthaya foundation is reported by the source; extant temple and heritage site
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3824Institution-specific

Wat Phra Si Sanphet royal-monastery complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Ayutthaya-period royal monastery; protected archaeological complex
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3826Institution-specific

Wat Ratchaburana at Ayutthaya

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: 15th century CE temple complex according to the cited source
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3827Institution-specific

Wat Na Phra Meru institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Ayutthaya-period temple; extant heritage and worship site
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3828Institution-specific

Wat Phutthaisawan institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: 14th century CE origins reported by the cited source; extant temple site
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3833Scholarly / historical only

Phra That Phanom Chronicle palm-leaf manuscript corpus

Southeast Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Historical ten-version palm-leaf collection registered by UNESCO in 2023; individual manuscript dates vary
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 3834Scholarly / historical only

Wat Pho Epigraphic Archives sacred-knowledge corpus

Southeast Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Stone-inscription corpus dated by UNESCO to 1831–1841 and registered in 2011
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 4217Community-bound / restricted

Santi Asoke Buddhist movement

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Modern; living movement
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 4218Varies by lineage

Theravāda bhikkhunī revival in Southeast Asia

Buddhist Traditions Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Sri Lanka, Thailand
Period / origin: Late twentieth century to present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesSri Lanka, Thailand

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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 4719Institution-specific

Dhammakaya Foundation

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: 1985–present; foundation milestones documented from 1986
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 4819Community-bound / restricted

Poy Sang Long

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Living annual community ordination festival
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 4820Scholarly / historical only

King Ram Khamhaeng inscription

Southeast Asian Traditions Textual corpus / teaching

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Traditionally dated 1292; authenticity and dating debated in scholarship
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesThailand

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Atlas 4833Open / public

Phanom Rung–Muang Tam–Plai Bat sanctuary ensemble

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: 10th–13th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesThailand

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