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".
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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."
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This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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