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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Entry data: effective Atlas view
Geography: candidate layer pending adjudication

5,000 lineages

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Atlas 0121Open / public

Sabbatianism and Frankism

Jewish Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 17th–19th centuries; later remnants/reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0122Open / public

Breslov hitbodedut and the Na Nach movement

Jewish Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography: Israel
Period / origin: early 19th century–present; Na Nach 20th century–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIsrael

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Atlas 0123Open / public

Baʿalei Shem practical-kabbalist tradition

Jewish Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: early modern period
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0124Open / public

Merkavah and Hekhalot mysticism

Jewish Mysticism Religious tradition

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: late antiquity–early medieval period; later reception
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0125Open / public

Jewish segulot and practical Kabbalah

Jewish Mysticism Practice / discipline

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: late antiquity–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0126Open / public

Chöd

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: 11th–12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0127Open / public

Trika (nondual Kashmir Śaivism)

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: c. 8th–12th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0128Open / public

Liṅgāyat / Vīraśaiva tradition

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0129Open / public

Ayyavazhi

Jewish Mysticism New religious movement

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

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0130Initiatory

Tamil Siddha kāyakalpa and rasāyana traditions

South Asian Traditions Practice / discipline

Public geography: India
Period / origin: Medieval period onward; textual dating varies
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesIndia

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Atlas 0131Community-bound / restricted

Dakṣiṇa Kālī Krama

South Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Period / origin: c. 9th–12th century; later transmissions
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Country-level context · no forced pinHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned

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Atlas 0132Varies by lineage

Shingon Buddhism

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 9th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 0133Community-bound / restricted

Tendai esoteric Buddhism (Taimitsu)

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Japan
Period / origin: 9th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 0134Open / public

Rinzai Zen

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 0135Open / public

Sōtō Zen

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 0136Open / public

Nichiren Buddhism and daimoku practice

Buddhist Traditions Practice / discipline

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

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 0137Open / public

Jōdo Shinshū (Shin Buddhism)

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

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

Candidate countriesJapan

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Atlas 0138Community-bound / restricted

Zhengyi Daoism and Thunder Rites

East Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony

Public geography: China
Period / origin: Celestial Masters roots in 2nd century; later Zhengyi and thunder-rite developments
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 0139Community-bound / restricted

Shangqing (Highest Clarity) Daoism

East Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: China
Period / origin: 4th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 0140Community-bound / restricted

Lingbao (Numinous Treasure) Daoism

East Asian Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: China
Period / origin: late 4th–5th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 0141Open / public

Falun Dafa / Falun Gong

East Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: China
Period / origin: 1992 onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesChina

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Atlas 0142Varies by lineage

Korean Sundo (Sun Do)

East Asian Traditions Religious tradition

Public geography: Country-level context could not be assessed from the available record
Period / origin: Public institutionalization in the 20th century; older lineage claims vary
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinCountry-level context could not be assessed from the available record

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Atlas 0143Community-bound / restricted

Sakha (Yakut) shamanic traditions

Central, North & Inner Asian Practice / discipline

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Precolonial origins; documented from early modern period to present revivals
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinBroad regional context; no country assigned

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Atlas 0144Community-bound / restricted

Inuit angakkuq traditions

Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school

Public geography: Broad regional context; no country assigned
Period / origin: Precolonial origins; historical and contemporary revitalization contexts
Evidence status: Directly cited

Country-level context · no forced pinBroad regional context; no country assigned

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