Ajina Tepe (Russian: Аджина-Тепе; Tajik: Аҷинатеппа, romanizedAjinateppa) is a Buddhist monastery cluster located 12 kilometers east of the city of Bokhtar, Tajikistan.

Ajina tepe
Ajina tepe
View of Ajina-Tepe
Ajina Tepe is located in West and Central Asia
Ajina Tepe
Shown within West and Central Asia
Ajina Tepe is located in Bactria
Ajina Tepe
Ajina Tepe (Bactria)
Ajina Tepe is located in South Asia
Ajina Tepe
Ajina Tepe (South Asia)
Ajina Tepe is located in Tajikistan
Ajina Tepe
Ajina Tepe (Tajikistan)
LocationTajikistan
Coordinates37°47′53″N 68°51′16″E / 37.7980°N 68.8544°E / 37.7980; 68.8544
TypeBuddhist cloister

Buddhism in Tokharistan is said to have enjoyed a revival under the Western Turks. Several monasteries dated to the 7th-8th centuries display beautiful Buddhist works of art, such as Kalai Kafirnigan, Ajina Tepe, Khisht Tepe or Kafyr Kala, around which Turkic nobility and populations followed Hinayana Buddhism.[1]

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 11, 1999 in the Cultural category.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Baumer, Christoph (18 April 2018). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 203–204. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.
  2. ^ "Tajikistan- Operational project for the preservation of the Buddhist Monastery of Ajina Tepe". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ Harmatta, J.; Litvinsky, B. A. (1996). History of Civilizations of Central Asia (PDF). Unesco. p. 394, Fig.6.
  4. ^ Harmatta, J.; Litvinsky, B. A. (1996). History of Civilizations of Central Asia (PDF). Unesco. p. 397, Fig.9.

References

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Buddhistic cloister of Ajina-Tepa - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-3-3.