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

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Entries: 5,000
Geographic connections: 7,326
Countries and territories: 162

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Atlas 0577Institution-specific

Madhva Sampradāya / Dvaita Vedānta

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0578Community-bound / restricted

Nimbārka Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period onward; founder’s date disputed
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0579Open / public

Rāmānandī Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 15th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0580Open / public

Vārkarī Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: India
Period / origin: c. 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0581Community-bound / restricted

Mahānubhāva Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0582Open / public

Praṇāmī Sampradāya

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: India, Nepal
Period / origin: 17th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia, Nepal

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Atlas 0583Open / public

Mahima Dharma

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 19th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0584Open / public

Sahaja Yoga

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 1970 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0585Open / public

Ānanda Mārga

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: India
Period / origin: 1955 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0586Open / public

Brahma Kumaris

South Asian Traditions New religious movement

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: 1930s onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0587Open / public

Swaminarayan Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Early 19th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0588Open / public

Ravidassia tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Global, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country
Period / origin: Early modern devotional roots; distinct modern institutional identity especially 20th–21st century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextGlobal, transnational, diaspora, textual, or doctrinal context; no single country

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Atlas 0589Community-bound / restricted

Sanni Yakuma / Tovil healing traditions

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Sri Lanka
Period / origin: Precolonial roots; documented in early modern and modern periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewSri Lanka

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Atlas 0590Community-bound / restricted

Kirat Mundhum tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Oral antiquity; documented in modern ethnography
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewNepal

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Atlas 0591Community-bound / restricted

Tamang Bombo traditions

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Nepal
Period / origin: Oral antiquity; modern ethnographic documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewNepal

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Atlas 0592Open / public

Dattātreya Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval antecedents; organized devotional traditions especially 16th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0593Open / public

Daśanāmi Sampradāya

South Asian Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval consolidation; historical origins and Śaṅkara attribution debated
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndia

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Atlas 0594Varies by lineage

Nyingma school

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: Origins in the Tibetan imperial period; institutional formations later
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0595Open / public

Sakya school

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 11th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0596Open / public

Gelug school

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: 15th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewMongolia

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Atlas 0597Open / public

Jonang school

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 13th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0598Varies by lineage

Karma Kagyu

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0599Open / public

Drikung Kagyu

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0600Varies by lineage

Drukpa Kagyu

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Bhutan
Period / origin: 12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewBhutan

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