BUDDHIST MONUMENTS OF UZBEKISTAN

Abstract

This article is based on numerous finds of archaeologists on the territory of Uzbekistan, on which in ancient times various religious systems coexisted, one of which was Buddhism, brought here by missionaries from India. Nowadays, many monuments of Buddhism are stored and displayed at the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan. We talk about some of the most significant of them in this article. These unique monuments of material and spiritual culture have become part of history. They stand out for their high artistic merit, the rich aesthetic taste of their creators, and make it possible to speak of Uzbekistan as one of the cradles of world civilization.