Neparu
Handicraft Trading: a trusted name in the
market of Nepalese Handicraft goods as the
manufacturer, wholesaler and exporter. Thangka/Thanka
or Pouvha Arts or paintings is old and is
said to have been practiced from as early
as third century B. C. in Nepal and Tibet.
These scared painting known as Pauvha in
Nepali and Newari and Thanka/Thangka in
Tibetan are paraphernalia of Buddhist and
Hindus experience god jotting them down
in form of art in the canvas. These paintings
generally represent Buddhist and Hindu Gods,
Goddesses, meditating Buddha and His life
cycle, wheel of Life, Mandala, Bhairab,
exotic pictures, etc. Thankas are treated
as objects of worship and are displayed
in festivals, hung in the altars of shrines,
monasteries and private homes as religious
teaching materials and decoration. The Thankas
depicted the different the different manifestations
of various deities including Buddha, Manjushree,
Kuber, Tara, Riduk (Wheel of life), Medicine
Buddha, Changreshik (Lokeshowr), Mandala,
Amitau etc.