A Wikipedia article on Tara in Tibetan Buddhism, the female bodhisattva of compassion. In its Characteristics and symbolism section the article uses a photograph of a gilt copper statue of Tara from Nepal, dated to the 17th or 18th century, captioned "A copper Tara from Nepal, c. 17th or 18th century". 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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Reliability Tier3
A crowd-edited tertiary reference, used here only for the statue's subject, corroborated independently by the Wikimedia Commons photographer record for the same photograph, which also states the museum. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_(Buddhism)
Source Typeencyclopedia
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Tara, Deities This source names Tara directly: "A Wikipedia article on Tara in Tibetan Buddhism, the female bodhisattva of compassion."
Source Tara (Buddhism) (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)
This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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