Bodhisattva images to feature in Japan's schoolbooks.

PESHAWAR -- Images of a standing Bodhisattva from the Peshawar Museum would be featured in the high school art books in Japan.

A statement issued here on Wednesday said a recent communique from the publisher of the high school textbooks in Japan had contacted the Pakistan embassy in Tokyo seeking permission for publication of images of Bodhisattva' standing statues for the purpose of publication in the country's curriculum of art books.

The statement said the foreign aid section of the planning and development department had provided the requisite images, which were highly appreciated by the authorities in Tokyo.

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