The sourced Wikipedia account of Indra, covering his Vedic role as king of the gods and the most frequently invoked deity of the Rigveda, his iconography of vajra thunderbolt and Airavata the white elephant, and his diminished but persistent incorporation into Buddhist cosmology as a protector deity and ruler of the Trayastrimsha heaven. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Assessment
Reliability Tier3
Tier three: a collaboratively edited reference article, used here for Indra's general Vedic and Buddhist role and iconography, corroborated by the Met object's own Buddhist find-context and inscription. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra
Source Typeencyclopedia
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Indra, Deities This source names Indra directly: "The sourced Wikipedia account of Indra, covering his Vedic role as king of the gods and the most frequently invoked deity of the Rigveda, his iconography of vajra thunderbolt and Airavata the white..."
Source Indra, Wikipedia
Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)
This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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