NEWARI PAUBA

Poubha painting reflects the immensely rich form of ancient art that is indigenously and quintessentially Kathmandu Valley's. A unique heritage of the Newars, the Poubha genre developed as part of the centuries-long cultural out-pouring of the rich and dynamic city-states of the Valley.

The sacred art form of Poubha is a visual interpretation of the Buddhist and Hindu philosophies as practiced in the Vajrayan tradition. According to Vajrayan theology, all sentient beings have Buddhahood in them, and can attain this state of high bliss if the mind is lifted from the fog of ignorance...