Buddhism did not have any statues at first, and this belief similar to polytheism gradually became popular after the death of Sakyamuni for four or five hundred years and the rise of Mahayana Buddhism. Sakyamuni himself only talks about the four noble truths, the eight right paths and the twelve karma. His whole doctrine can be condensed into three points: (1) There is no God in the universe. There is no existence beyond all beings, and everything in the world is nothing more than karma. (2) Because people are "ignorant" and don't know the origin of this law, they will be born and die, and suffer in reincarnation. (3) By practicing hard on your own, you can finally get rid of the six divisions in the wheel of karma and suffering, and finally enter the so-called stable nirvana without life and death. Therefore, primitive Buddhism is completely atheistic. Sakyamuni and his disciples do not worship any gods, but rely on their own efforts.

However, after believing in Buddhism, polytheistic Indians were unwilling to be lonely in worship, and moved into many Hindu ghosts and gods one after another, offering them in statues. From the perspective of the surrounding times, this ethos gradually prevailed after the rise of Mahayana Buddhism, and even today, there is a growing trend.

The compromise between Buddhism and polytheism in China gained a foothold for Buddhism, but it has survived intermittently since then, but it has changed Buddhism in China, lost the original intention of Sakyamuni, and turned into Buddhism in China.

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Psalm 1 15: 4 Their idols are made of gold and silver, made by human hands.

Psalm 1 15: 5 has a mouth that cannot speak, but eyes that cannot see,

Psalm 1 15: 6 You can't hear with ears, but you can't smell with nose.

Psalm 1 15: 7 has hands but can't touch them, feet but can't walk, and the throat can't make a sound.

Psalm 1 15: 8 Those who made him should be like him, and everyone who trusts in him should be like him.