Bokhtar, Tajikistan
Ajinateppa
Ajinateppa is a Buddhist monastery cluster located 12 kilometers east of the city of Bokhtar, Tajikistan. 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.
- City
- Bokhtar
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia