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Todai-ji (Smarthistory)
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Smarthistory's scholarly essay on Todai-ji, an academically reviewed art-history publication produced with museum and university art historians, covering the Great Buddha's construction, materials, and its identity as Vairocana Buddha.
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PublisherSmarthistory
URLhttps://smarthistory.org/todai-ji/
Source Typereference-database
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Reliability Tier2
Tier two: an academically reviewed art-history essay series, used here for the statue's construction, materials and iconographic identity. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Todai-ji directly: "Smarthistory's scholarly essay on Todai-ji, an academically reviewed art-history publication produced with museum and university art historians, covering the Great Buddha's construction, materials..."
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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