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 0631Open / public

Trúc Lâm Thiền

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: 13th-century royal school; modern revival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 0632Open / public

Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: 1849 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 0633Open / public

Hòa Hảo Buddhism

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: 1939 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 0634Open / public

Tứ Ân Hiếu Nghĩa

Buddhist Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: 1867 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1260Varies by lineage

Plum Village tradition

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: France, Vietnam
Period / origin: Founded 1982–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesFrance, Vietnam

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Atlas 1261Initiatory

Order of Interbeing

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: France, Vietnam
Period / origin: Founded 1966–present
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesFrance, Vietnam

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Atlas 1354Open / public

Worship of Hùng Kings in Phú Thọ

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

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

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1355Community-bound / restricted

Gióng Festival of Phù Đổng and Sóc temples

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

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

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1356Community-bound / restricted

Then practices of Tày, Nùng, and Thái communities

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

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

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1357Community-bound / restricted

Xoan singing of Phú Thọ

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: Historically documented; safeguarded living tradition
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1358Community-bound / restricted

Vietnamese Cá Ông whale-veneration traditions

Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: Historically documented; living local traditions
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1833Community-bound / restricted

Cham Kate festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: long-standing; living annual festival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 1834Community-bound / restricted

Po Nagar temple-veneration festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: Cham sanctuary roots; Vietnamese festival transformations; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2297Community-bound / restricted

Bà Chúa Xứ Goddess Festival at Sam Mountain

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: living annual festival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2332Community-bound / restricted

Keo Pagoda Festival in Thái Bình

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: historical roots; living spring and autumn festival cycle
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2333Open / public

Yen Tu Buddhist pilgrimage festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: historical roots; living annual pilgrimage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2334Open / public

Huong Pagoda pilgrimage festival

Southeast Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: historical roots; living annual pilgrimage
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2812Institution-specific

Thien Mu Pagoda institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: 1601–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2813Institution-specific

Tran Quoc Pagoda institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: historical foundation; relocated and rebuilt living institution
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2814Institution-specific

Bai Dinh Pagoda complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: older sacred site and modern complex–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2815Institution-specific

Jade Emperor Pagoda institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: early 20th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 2816Institution-specific

Tay Phuong Pagoda institution

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: historical foundation; major 18th-century rebuilding–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 3302Scholarly / historical only

My Son Cham sanctuary complex

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: 4th–13th centuries CE; protected archaeological sanctuary
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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Atlas 3303Institution-specific

Trang An cave and pagoda sacred landscape

Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Vietnam
Period / origin: Long archaeological sequence and historical sacred landscape–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesVietnam

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