Images of Buddha's sculpture in Peshawar museum included in school books at Japan.

PESHAWAR -- Images of a Buddha's sculpture being displayed at Peshawar Museum are to be included in school books of Japan, highlighting archaeological importance of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa known in ancient times as `Gandhara', a hub of Buddhism.

According to a press statement issued by Archeology Department, the images of Buddha's statues will be featured in books of high schools in Japan as part of an essay.

'A publisher in Japan had recently approached Pakistan's embassy in Tokyo with request for provision of pictures of Bodhisttva at Peshawar museum with the purpose of including it in books of high schools,' adds the press statement.

Responding to the request, the foreign aid section of the planning and development provided the pictures which was highly appreciated by authorities in Tokyo.

Deputy Chief of Tokyo mission highly appreciated cooperation of Khyber Pakhtukhwa government in provision of required pictures and expressed the hope that publication of pictures will highlight importance of the region which remained a hub of Buddhism in past.

It merits some insertion here that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's old name is Ghandhara and the region is considered as highly revered by followers of Buddhism due to its past religious importance.

'Around 2000 years earlier at time of Kushan dynasty, Gandhara was considered as seat of learning and people from across the globe came here for getting knowledge about Budhism,' apprises Nawaz-ud-Din, Research Officer Archeology Department KP.

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