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    Statue of Tara is a gilt-bronze sculpture of Tara that dates from the 7th-8th century AD in Sri Lanka. Some argue it was looted from the last King of...
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    Tara at Ellora Cave 12 Gilded copper White Tara, Nepal Tara statue, Patan Sandstone Tara Statue Tara c. 10-11 century, Gaya Tara, Sarnath Statue of Tara...
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    which Goddess Tara Devi asked him to install a template there so that people could get her blessings. He also installed a wooden statue of Goddess there...
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    Bodhisattva statue is also famous. Statues of Avalokitesvara, Maitreya, Manjushri and Tara can be seen at Buduruwagala. Kushtharajagala Bodhisattva statue of Weligama...
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    Buddhism are the bodhisattva Guanyin and the "mother of Buddhas" Cundi. In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is the most important female deity (often considered...
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    statue (Golden Tara) discovered in another part of Philippines in 1917 has also been linked to Hinduism. There is some growth in the religion as of late...
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    Bodhisattva (category Buddhist stages of enlightenment)
    in Tibet: The Cult of Tara, p. 13. Motilal Banarsidass. "The Inquiry of Lokadhara, Introduction". 84000 Translating The Words of The Buddha. Archived...
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    a copy of the Statue of Tara, a three-quarter life size statue of Tara currently held in the British Museum. The crown jewels and the throne of the last...
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    gesture featured in the iconography of Indian religions. It indicates a gesture by the hand and symbolises dispensing of boons. It is represented by the palm...
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    structure with four functioning clocks. The statue of San Dijen placed in Shanti Niketan contributes to the beauty of the city.[citation needed] Dehradun has...
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    The Taras Shevchenko Memorial is a bronze statue and stone relief-adorned wall located on the 2200 block of P Street NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood...
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    open Taras Shevchenko Monument in St. Petersburg, 2000 Taras Shevchenko statue in Budapest, Hungary Taras Shevchenko bust in Negostina, Romania Bust of Taras...
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    Xuanzang (category Chinese scholars of Buddhism)
    with a thirty foot tall Buddha idol, another has a statue of Tara Bodhisattva, the third has a statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. He visits Gaya and the...
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    The statue of Taras Shevchenko (Czech: Socha Tarase Ševčenka) is an outdoor sculpture by Valentyn Znoba, installed in Smíchov, Prague, in the Czech Republic...
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    written description and brief sketch of an Indian rhinoceros brought to Lisbon in 1515. Later that year, the King of Portugal, Manuel I, sent the animal...
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    Abhayagiri Vihāra (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024)
    Jetavanavihara Atamasthana Sandakada pahana Samadhi Statue Kuttam Pokuna Statue of Tara List of tallest structures built before the 20th century Geiger...
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    in urban areas of northwest China. These statues are a symbol of the high status of the person buried within these tombs. This style of ceramic tomb figure...
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  • Thumbnail for A History of the World in 100 Objects
    A History of the World in 100 Objects was a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, consisting of a 100-part radio series written and presented...
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  • controversy at the time of its release and was banned in India due to its erotic theme and sexual content. In 16th-century India, Tara is a princess while...
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    Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater, actress, sports commentator, and documentary film producer...
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    - Viswarupa Sandarsana. Statue of Sita Ram Lakshman Bronze Deepmala Statue of Tara on throne The world famous Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra are adorned with...
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    AD) Earliest known figure of the dancing four-armed god Shiva Nataraja, Pallava dynasty, southern India (800 AD) Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka and the Thanjavur...
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    Robert Brownrigg (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath)
    power of aristocrats. He attained the rank of full General in 1819 and left Ceylon the following year. The gilded bronze ancient Statue of Tara was reputedly...
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    The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Royal Exchange, now known as the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow,...
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  • is dedicated to Tara, a female bodhisattva, and contains many statues and paintings of Tara. The Nyethang Drolma Temple is southwest of Lhasa on the Qüshü–Nepal...
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    houses exhibits of Timur and of President Islam Karimov. To adjacent south of the museum is Amir Timur Square where there is a statue of Timur on horseback...
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    Tara Singh (24 June 1885 – 22 November 1967) was a Sikh political and religious figure in India in the first half of the 20th century. He was instrumental...
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    Europe, showing scenes of the biblical story of Susanna, dating from 855–869. The Lothair Crystal is an object in the collection of the British Museum. The...
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    revealed Tara. In another version of this story, Tara emerges from the heart of Avalokiteśvara. In either version, it is Avalokiteśvara's outpouring of compassion...
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    Union). On 1 December, the largest rally outside of Kyiv took place in Lviv by the statue of Taras Shevchenko, where over 50,000 protesters attended...
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