The Newar artists of Nepal were the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu valley. Much of what is now recognized as "early Tibetan art" actually first arose there. Their unique artistic traditions have had an enormous influence on Tibetan art.
Green Arya Tara, the ‘Saviouress’ and the goddess of mercy and compassion, is shown seated in this sepia composition in her traditional posture of royal-ease upon the...
In the Kathmandu Valley the goddess Chhwaskamini is the Newar equivalent of the Indo-Tibetan goddess Shri Devi or Paldan Lhamo. Her form was first adopted by Newar...
This beautiful painting shows the wisdom goddess Sarasvati, who is associated with the arts of music, poetry, drama and speech. She is known in Tibetan as the ‘Goddess of...
This beautiful painting by Dinesh Charan Shrestha depicts Avalokiteshvara in his two-armed ‘air-gliding’ form as Khasapana Lokeshvara. He is white like the autumn moon...
Sristhikanta, the ‘Glorious Creator’, is a red two-armed aspect of Avalokiteshvara, whose popular Newar Buddhist temple is situated in the ancient village of Nala....
This colourful composition of Standing Green Tara was originally drawn and painted in two versions by Uday Charan Shrestha, and his brother Dinesh. This...
In the Kathmandu Valley the goddess Chhwaskamini is the Newar equivalent of the Indo-Tibetan goddess Shri Devi or Paldan Lhamo. Her form was first adopted by Newar...
This beautiful oil painting by Devendra Man Sinkhwal shows Green Tara standing gracefully in triple-bend (tribhanga) posture upon the seed-head of a pink...
Vajrayogini appears here in her principal form as Naropa’s Dakini (Tib. Naro Khajoma). In the Newar Buddhist tradition Vajrayogini’s four main temples are located at sacred sites within...
Vajrayogini appears in her principal form as Naropa’s Dakini (Tib. Naro Khajoma) at the centre of this nine-deity composition, as she stands upon the sun-disc of her...
This great masterpiece was painted over a three-year period by the famous Newar artist Siddhimuni Shakya (1933-2001), and his son Surendra Man (born 1967), and the...
Green Arya Tara, the ‘Saviouress’ and the goddess of mercy and compassion, is shown seated in this sepia composition in her traditional posture of royal-ease upon the...
In this black and white composition Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, is shown dancing with his two consorts on an ornate communal throne. Manjushri...
This complex painting depicts the seventeen-deity mandala of the Highest Yoga Tantra yidam deity, Hevajra, who is semi-wrathful and blue-black in colour, with eight heads, four...
This beautiful oil painting by Devendra Man Sinkhwal shows Green Tara standing gracefully in triple-bend (tribhanga) posture upon the seed-head of a pink...
This sepia-toned narrative painting shows the final moment in the life of the Buddhist King, Dharmaketu, who died at an early age. This sad legend was first illustrated by...
This composition is based upon a famous late 13th century painting of Green Tara that is housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, which many art historians now attribute to the work...
Prajnaparamita (Tib. Shes-rab phar-phyin), meaning the ‘Perfection of Wisdom’, is an important female bodhisattva who symbolically embodies the perfection...
This beautiful painting by Sunlal depicts the main events in the life of the Buddha, which in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition are divided into the ‘Twelve Great Deeds of...
![Seated Green Tara B/W [Small]](Covers/21968.jpg)
![Shri Devi/ Chwaskamani [Medium]](Covers/21619.jpg)
![Standing Saraswati [Medium]](Covers/21620.jpg)
![Kharsapana Lokeshvara [Small]](Covers/21955.jpg)
![Sristhikanta Lokeshvara [Medium]](Covers/21634.jpg)
![Standing Green Arya Tara [Medium]](Covers/24819.jpg)
![Shri Devi/ Chwaskamani [Small]](Covers/21962.jpg)
![Green Tara with Amoghasiddhi [Medium]](Covers/22920.jpg)
![Vajrayogini [Medium]](Covers/22925.jpg)
![Vajrayogini and Deities [Small]](Covers/21964.jpg)
![Hari Hari Hari Vahana Lokeshvara [Small]](Covers/21966.jpg)
![Chintamani Lokeshvara [Medium]](Covers/21941.jpg)
![Seated Green Tara B/W [Medium]](Covers/21626.jpg)
![Manjushri with Consorts B/W [Medium]]](Covers/21622.jpg)
![Hevajra Mandala [Large]](Covers/21607.jpg)
![Green Tara with Amoghasiddhi [Small]](Covers/23093.jpg)
![Death of Dharmaketu [Small]](Covers/23097.jpg)
![Green Tara [Medium]](Covers/23011.jpg)
![Prajnaparamita [Small]](Covers/24812.jpg)
![Life of the Buddha [Large]](Images/noimage_thumb.gif)
Join us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter