Ajinateppa

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

Ajinateppa
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View of Ajinateppa
Location of Ajinateppa in West and Central Asia Ajinateppa (Bactria) Ajinateppa (South Asia) Ajinateppa (Tajikistan)
37.7980°N 68.8544°E / 37.7980; 68.8544
Type	Buddhist cluster
Location	Tajikistan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Cultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii
Reference	1627-001
Inscription	2025 (47th Session)

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 Qal'a-i Kafirnihān, Ajinateppa, Khisht Tepe or Kafyr Kala, around which Turkic nobility and populations followed Hinayana Buddhism.

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

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  Mural from the Buddhist Monastery at Ajinateppe, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan
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  Ajina-Tepe Buddhist mural, Tajikistan, 7th-8th century CE
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  13 meter-long sleeping Buddha (Buddha in Nirvana). National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan
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  Head of the monumental reclining Buddha
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  Buddha between two stupas, Ajina Tepe, Tajikistan, end of 7th century, early 8th century CE, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan
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  Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva, Ajina Tepe, Tajikistan, end of 7th century, early 8th century CE, National Museum of Tajikistan.
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  Head of a female, Ajina Tepe, Tajikistan, end of 7th century, early 8th century CE, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan.
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  Devotee wearing a caftan, Ajina Tepe, Tajikistan, end of 7th century, early 8th century CE, National Museum of Tajikistan

References

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