The monastery can be reached from Dushanbe by car, taxi, minibus and bicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The monastic complex is an opportunity to learn about construction technology of the early Middle Ages. It is also a lesson about the history of  Buddhism in Central Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ajina-Teppa is a complex of residential and religious premises from a Buddhist monastery. In 1966 archeologists found a 12m high Buddha statue at the complex. The statue was taken to the Tajik Academy of Sciences. In 2001 it was moved to the National Museum of Antiquities in Dushanbe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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