This is not independent scholarship; it is Encyclopaedia Britannica's own staff-written entry on the Emerald Buddha, one article inside the same continuously maintained project this atlas also records as a general source. It descends from that project rather than standing beside it, so citing this entry alongside the general Britannica record, or alongside another Britannica topic article, is one editorial voice, not corroboration. Use it for what this specific entry states about the Emerald Buddha as the palladium of Thailand kept at Wat Phra Kaew; a claim needing deeper art-historical or ritual detail needs a dedicated academic source produced outside Britannica's own staff.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's staff written reference entry on the Emerald Buddha is prepared under the encyclopedia's own named editorial board rather than an outside academic peer review process, hence the middle tier for a professionally edited general reference. NotesReference entry: the Emerald Buddha as a green (jasper or jade) seated Buddha image, the palladium of Thailand, kept at Wat Phra Kaew, its robes changed by the king with the seasons.
Citation
AuthorEncyclopaedia Britannica
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Emerald-Buddha
Source Typereference
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Associated With
This source names Thailand directly: "the Emerald Buddha as the palladium of Thailand kept at Wat Phra Kaew; a claim needing deeper art-historical or ritual detail needs a dedicated academic source produced outside Britannica's own staff."
Derived From
This record's own Author and Publisher fields name Encyclopaedia Britannica's own editorial staff, not an individual named scholar, for its entry on Emerald Buddha; one article inside that same continuously maintained project, not a witness independent of it.
Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)
This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected.
- Artifacts & Relics, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Custodians & Museums, 2 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
- Figures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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