 Newar Buddhists commission artists to paint paubhas which are displayed during festivals and other special occasions.The traditional painters of paubhas are the Chitrakar caste who are known as Pun (पुं) in Nepal Bhasa.A paubha of Amitabha Buddha at the Los Angeles County Museum is believed to be the earliest specimen which is done in a style dating from the 11th century (Nepal Sambat 485).