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CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HISTORY 2(5): 01-05, May 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/history-crjh-02-05-01 ISSN 2767-472X ©2021 Master Journals Accepted 15th May, 2021 & Published 20th May, 2021 BUDDHIST ART MONUMENTS IN UZBEKISTAN Eshmamat Haitov Associate Professor National Institute Of Fine Arts And Design Named After Kamoliddin Behzod Tashkent, Uzbekistan ABSTRACT This article is devoted to the coverage of the earliest ideas and concepts of Buddhist art monuments in Uzbekistan on the basis of existing scientific sources. KEYWORDS:- Buddhist art, great silk road, nirvana, shakyamuni, wheel, lotus flower, stupa, bodhisattva, statue of monks, fayoz-tepe, dalverzin-tepe, ayritom, kampir-tepe, kara-tepe. temple of the first and second centuries, in INTRODUCTION particular, support this conclusion (11). In terms of size, processing techniques, and appearance, The historical significance and influence of the these sculptures differ from those of other Great Silk Road on the development of regions. Some of them were made to be three Uzbekistan's fine and applied arts is unrivaled. meters or higher. The body of the bodhisattva, in Buddhism's relics and masterpieces of art contrast to the image of the Buddha, is adorned created on its foundation, which entered through with precious jewels - bracelets on the hands and this caravan route that connected East and West earrings on the ears. Such a distinction acquires a artistic culture for centuries, are still partially symbolic meaning. That is, this image was preserved (1). According to sources, Buddhism created as a sign that the followers of the Buddha entered the Kushan Empire through the Great had not yet completely renounced the pleasures Silk Road at the end of the 1st millennium BC, of life (5). covering a large area from Central Asia to India. Archaeological excavations of Shakyamuni All the statues found in the temple are painted in statues, animal statues, symbolic wheels, and distinctive red, pink and blue colors. But their stupa remains in Uratepa, Dalverzin-Tepe, Quva, backs, which are attached to the wall, appear to Zartepa, Qorovul-Tepe, Ayritom, and Fayoz-Tepe be ignored. Presumably, the sculptures were confirm the importance of Buddhism in the made of a wood-based primary semi-finished Kushan Empire (3). product, which was then covered with clay. The tops of all the statues were plastered with METHODS AND MATERIALS multiple layers, and the exact bodies and their faces were made. After that, the appearance of In the fine arts, particularly sculpture, there are the image-the clothes and the head-were so many Buddhist works. The Buddha and processed. According to scientists, such Bodhisattva statues found in the Dalverzin-Tepe CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HISTORY 1 ISSN – 2767-472X https://masterjournals.com/index.php/CRJH CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HISTORY 2(5): 01-05, May 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/history-crjh-02-05-01 ISSN 2767-472X ©2021 Master Journals Accepted 15th May, 2021 & Published 20th May, 2021 processing techniques and imagery are typical of dagob, suburgan and etc.) were common in other Bactrian sculptors, as this has also been observed countries. Various types of wooden temples were in sculptures found in several monuments of built in China, Japan, and Korea, and along with Bactria (11). monumental painting in the context of We can see the only famous image of the Buddha Buddhism, bench painting also developed. In with his monks around him in the embossed Indonesia, Cambodia, and other countries, stone images of the Buddha found in Fayoz-Tepe (old temples and temple ensembles associated with Termez) and in the embossed murals of the I-II Buddhism; in India, Burma, and Nepal, centuries. Unlike others, it was made of marble- monastery complexes; in Tibet, Mongolia, like limestone. It was created using a placement Buryatia, and other regions, lomanism method in a columnar style composition that was monastery ensembles emerged. unnatural for local sculpture (5). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION According to archaeologist Bohodir Turgunov, the art of Buddhism gradually began to emerge under the influence of this religion and in the It was discovered that the people who lived in process of propagating its ideas. Art samples the Kushan kingdom's territory believed in from the early period of Buddhism depicted Buddhism as well as other religions. This is various symbols (such as the wheel, the lion, the confirmed by the fact that Kushan coins depict sacred idol tree) based on the ancient Hindus' Buddhist figures (5). notions of celestial bodies instead of the Buddha. The depiction of the Buddha in human form Monumental buildings (mostly the construction appeared only in the art of Gandhara and of Buddhist monasteries), which were decorated Mathuri in the early AD. Later, in many with statues and murals, played a major role in countries, in the art of sculpture and painting, Buddhist art. In Ayritom, an underground symbolic images of different sizes were created. monastery (sangarama), in Kara-Tepe, cave The main figure in Buddhist art is Prince temple (vihara), in Chingiz-Tepe and Dalverzin- Sitdharta Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, Tepe, the remains of a complex of ancient cave who is depicted in works of art mainly in three monasteries were found. These also include situations: limestone carved plaster, clay sculptures, colorful murals, and other artifacts related to The standing Buddha is a preacher; Buddhist art. In particular, the Zurmala Tower is The seated Buddha is a contemplative thinker; a remnant of the Buddha Stupa, which is believed to have been three-storied. Samples of Buddhist The lying Buddha is a Buddha who has passed art were similar in form and content regardless away. (10) of where they were found (10). Ancient monuments of Buddha-related art have Between the 1st century BC and the 4th century emerged in India. The range of symbols and AD, the Kushan Empire announced Mahayana images, Buddhist buildings - cave temples, which Buddhism as the state religion. Although created a unique harmony of architecture, Buddhism had a long history in India before that, sculpture, and fine arts, stupas that built in honor Hinayana, which was the main direction there, of the legendary events of the life of the Buddha had not achieved such a position. Kanishka, that preserving the sacred monuments, cave Vima, Kadphises, and the subsequent Kushan temples and stupa-like monuments (pagada, emperors, spread Buddhism widely. They built CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HISTORY 2 ISSN – 2767-472X https://masterjournals.com/index.php/CRJH CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HISTORY 2(5): 01-05, May 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/history-crjh-02-05-01 ISSN 2767-472X ©2021 Master Journals Accepted 15th May, 2021 & Published 20th May, 2021 Buddhist temples, khanaqahs, and temples in Remains of the Kara-Tepa Buddhist complex Balkh, Merv, Termez, Samarkand, Bukhara, have been found on the site of the old Termez Shosh, Turkestan, Kuva, Kasan, Osh, Bolasogun, ruins in the Surkhandarya region. Each structure Kashgar, and other cities in order to develop in this monument, which dates from the first these religious traditions in practice and spread century AD, the heyday of the Kushan Empire, is them among other peoples. They also created the located above ground and in a cave (7). It is conditions for the study, translation, and assumed that the Buddhist temple built in it interpretation of the sacred books of Buddhism consisted of a main hall, a room adapted for a and the sutra vapostoris. As a result, the basic servant-a monk. ideas of this religion began to become extremely One of the main sects of Buddhism is the popular in these areas, gaining a great position Hinayana direction. Hinayana means 'small among the local population. wheel'. It was established as an official religious A lot of pottery was found in Qoratepa. The direction in the first century BC. However, its inscriptions on them belong to the teachings of basic rules have been stated long ago, including Mahasanghika. This school played an important in Tripitaka. role in the spread of Buddhism in our country. Hinayana emphasizes that the study of the The inscriptions in the Brahma script in another nature of dharma and the attainment of nirvana part of Qoratepa came a little later, in the is a spiritual path. This path is very difficult and Kanishka period (6). only monks can reach the state of nirvana. Later, In the III-I centuries BC, Buddhism spread very complex and lavish prayers (e.g., "worship beyond India in the form of the Hinayana of the Buddha’s tooth") were introduced in the doctrine in a south-easterly direction. But at the hinayana, and public visits to Buddhist shrines beginning of the century AD, it moved north, were introduced. This route was widespread in northwest, and northeast in a Mahayana style. eastern India, Sri Lanka, and Indo-Chinese The reason for this was that for several countries. centuries, the territories of Northern India, "In ancient architecture, the practical decorative Central Asia, were united under the banner of a part of the column, which was included in the single Kushan kingdom. There is speculation that order system, is called the capital. The capitals Buddhism entered the Far East through Central served to distribute the load falling on the girder Asia and began its second life. evenly over the columns. They were originally Many monuments of fine arts and historical made of wood. Under the influence of Greek monuments of Buddhism have been found in our architecture, they began to be made of stone. In country. Among them, the religious complex Bactrian architecture, the presence of ionic found in Fayoztepa is one of the largest in vascorphic species of stone capitals has also been Uzbekistan.
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