A Wikipedia article on Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. The article quotes a canonical dharani mantra invoking him that contains the epithet padmapani, lotus-handed one, confirming Padmapani as a recognized name and form of Avalokiteshvara, the same title this Metropolitan Museum of Art bronze figure carries. 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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A crowd-edited tertiary reference, used here to confirm Padmapani as a recognized name and epithet of Avalokiteshvara via the canonical mantra it quotes; independently corroborated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title and subject tagging for this bronze figure. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokite%C5%9Bvara
Source Typeencyclopedia
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Source Avalokitesvara (Wikipedia)
This source names Avalokiteshvara directly: "A Wikipedia article on Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion."
Source Avalokitesvara (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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