Scholarly historians have given convincing evidence about the Buddhist origin of
this building. The symbols on the walls of the Samonite mausoleum are a complex
geometric composition of interlocking squares and a circle in the middle, a special
type of Buddhist-Manichean mandala, and can be considered a symbol of Buddhism.
The general scheme of the mausoleum is believed to be an exact reproduction of the
Buddhist-Manichean mandala when "seen" from above.
It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993 as part of the
"Historical Center of Bukhara". It is one of the main tourist attractions of the city.
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