Fayaz Tepe — Termez Buddhist Stupa and Monastery
Kushan (1st–3rd c. CE)·Kushan Buddhist (Kanishka)·🇺🇿 Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan
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About Fayaz Tepe — Termez Buddhist Stupa and Monastery
Fayaz Tepe — Termez Buddhist Stupa and Monastery in Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan is a Kushan (1st–3rd c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Kushan Buddhist (Kanishka). Buddhist stupa 10 m and monastery with Buddha statues west of Termez old town. Albaum Fayaz Tepe Kushan stupa and monastery with Bonn comparison to Kara Tepe.
Why it mattersKey Gandharan–Kushan monastery illustrating Buddhist expansion
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Gandhara art evolution
- 02Kushan imperial network
Theories
- 01Monastic economy
- 02Greco-Buddhist fusion
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 CE
- Period
- Kushan (1st–3rd c. CE)
- Culture
- Kushan Buddhist (Kanishka)
- Purpose
- Buddhist stupa 10 m and monastery with Buddha statues west of Termez old town
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3000° N · 67.2000° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
- Fayaz Tepe — Termez Buddhist Stupa and Monastery — Sanctuary CourtcourtCourt with votive stupas37.3001° N · 67.2001° E
- Fayaz Tepe — Termez Buddhist Stupa and Monastery — Monk CellscellsMonastic cells37.2998° N · 67.2002° E
- Fayaz Tepe — Termez Buddhist Stupa and Monastery — Stupa TerracestupaStupa platform37.3004° N · 67.1998° E
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