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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Geographic connections are still under review.
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5,000 lineages

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Atlas 0625Open / public

Tsuchimikado Shintō

East Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 17th–19th century, with later revival claims
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewJapan

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Atlas 0626Open / public

Thai Forest Tradition

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Late 19th–20th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 0627Varies by lineage

Dhammakāya meditation tradition

Buddhist Traditions Order / organization

Public geography: Thailand
Period / origin: Early 20th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewThailand

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Atlas 0628Community-bound / restricted

Cambodian boramey mediumship

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Cambodia
Period / origin: Premodern roots; living contemporary practice
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewCambodia

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Atlas 0629Community-bound / restricted

Satsana Phi

Southeast Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Pre-Buddhist roots; living in Buddhist-interacting forms
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewLaos, Thailand

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Atlas 0630Community-bound / restricted

Phi Fa healing traditions

Southeast Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Laos, Thailand
Period / origin: Traditional; living contemporary practice
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewLaos, Thailand

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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

Country links · under reviewVietnam

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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

Country links · under reviewVietnam

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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

Country links · under reviewVietnam

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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

Country links · under reviewVietnam

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Atlas 0635Community-bound / restricted

Kaharingan

South Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Indigenous roots; formal recognition framework from late 20th century
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0636Community-bound / restricted

Marapu

Southeast Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Indigenous, continuing
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndonesia

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Atlas 0637Community-bound / restricted

Aluk To Dolo

Southeast Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Indigenous, continuing
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndonesia

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Atlas 0638Community-bound / restricted

Parmalim

Southeast Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Late 19th–early 20th century consolidation with older Batak roots
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndonesia

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Atlas 0639Community-bound / restricted

Wetu Telu

Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism Religious tradition

Public geography: Indonesia
Period / origin: Early modern/colonial documentation; living but transformed
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewIndonesia

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Atlas 0640Community-bound / restricted

Babaylan traditions

Southeast Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Philippines
Period / origin: Precolonial origins; colonial suppression and modern revitalization
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewPhilippines

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Atlas 0641Community-bound / restricted

Ak Jang / Burkhanism

Central, North & Inner Asian Religious tradition

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: 1904 onward, with post-Soviet revivals
Evidence status: Directly cited

Broader geographic contextBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0642Community-bound / restricted

Kazakh baksy traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Kazakhstan
Period / origin: Pre-Soviet roots; suppressed and transformed in the Soviet period; contemporary revival
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewKazakhstan

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Atlas 0643Community-bound / restricted

Kyrgyz bakshy traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Kyrgyzstan
Period / origin: Pre-Soviet roots; modern revival and transformation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewKyrgyzstan

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Atlas 0644Community-bound / restricted

Kalash dehar traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Pakistan
Period / origin: Indigenous, continuing under substantial social pressure
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewPakistan

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Atlas 0645Open / public

Hunza bitan traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Pakistan
Period / origin: Precolonial roots; modern ethnographic documentation
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewPakistan

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Atlas 0646Community-bound / restricted

Dukha shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: Mongolia
Period / origin: Indigenous, continuing through major 20th-century displacement and change
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewMongolia

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Atlas 0647Community-bound / restricted

Evenki shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: China, Mongolia
Period / origin: Indigenous; extensively documented from the 17th–20th centuries; living/revitalized forms
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewChina, Mongolia

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Atlas 0648Community-bound / restricted

Manchu shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Lineage / school

Public geography: China
Period / origin: Pre-Qing roots; imperial codification in the 17th–18th centuries; living clan survivals
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country links · under reviewChina

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