Home›Sources›Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)SourcesTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)Cleveland Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cma-mara-temptation-1971-18.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cma-mara-temptation-1971-18Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-temptation-of-buddha-by-the-evil-forces, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cma-mara-temptation-1971-18}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Cleveland Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara," an ivory carving with gold and polychrome, Northern India, Kashmir, 8th century. The record's own title names the subject outright. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund. Accession number 1971.18.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned ivory carving, the strongest available record for its culture, date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright.CitationPublisherWell-attestedCleveland Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1971.18Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithKashmir, Regions Well-attested This source names Kashmir directly: "gold and polychrome, Northern India, Kashmir, 8th century."Source Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)tier 1Mara, Figures Well-attested This source names Mara directly: "of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara," an ivory carving with gold and polychrome, Northern India, Kashmir, 8th century."Source Temptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.Sacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested6Sacred Art & IconographyTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara (Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.18)SourcesTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)Holds5Sacred Art & IconographyTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara (Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.18)SourcesTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara, accession 1971.18 (Cleveland Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara (Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.18)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyTemptation of Buddha by the Evil Forces of Mara (Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.18)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year