ABOUT TWO STAGES OF THE HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN KAZAKHSTAN OF THE PRE-MONGOL PERIOD

Buddhism, the first of the world religions penetrated the western region of Central Asia. Shu-Ile region it was in late antiquity (5-6 centuries). Buddhism was widely represented until the 17-19 centuries as Lamaism of Oirat tribes. Millennium and a half, it was intermittently presented in the region. The study of the history of the spread of Buddhism in this territory dates back more than a century and a half. Some finds indicate the early (7-8 centuries) spread of Buddhism. Buddhist temple of the 13 century was explored a in Kayalyk hillfort. Throughout the 8-10 centuries Buddhism in the Shu Valley was very widespread, thanks to the support of the local community from the second center of world Buddhism -the monastic fraternities of East Turkestan. The article summarizes the latest results of the study of individual Buddhist artifacts from the Shu Valley and the Talgar settlement, the integration of data into the well-known history of Buddhism throughout the west of Central Asia is being systematized.