The Buddha, whose name was Gautama Siddhartha, was not a god, but was a religious teacher. People pray to the Buddha in much the same sense that a Catholic might pray to a saint (and might have a statue or emblem of that saint). A statue of the Buddha is not any more idolatrous (and not any less) than a statue of the Virgin Mary, or a sculpture of Jesus Christ on the cross. Of course, Christians are more likely to approve of statuary with a Christian theme, than statuary whose theme derives from some other religion.
Secular Americans often stand and contemplate statures of their heroes (Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, etc.) This is not considered idolatry only using a "thing" to focus one's thoughts. It is the same with a statue of the Buddha.
the Most popular Buddha Statues are as follows, Shakyamuni buddha statues Medicine Buddha Statues Meditation Buddha Statues Laughing Buddha Statues Amitabha Buddha statues Blessing Buddha Statues Nirvana Buddha Statues Samantabadhra Buddha Statues Thai Buddha Statues Maitreya Buddha Statues Dhyani Buddha Statues Feng shui Buddha Statues Vairochana Buddha Statues Akshobhya Buddha Statues Standing Buddha Statues
In most statues of the Buddha he is not holding a bowl. In some Tibetan statues of the Buddha, he is holding a bowl. This is to show that the statue is not of the real, historical, Buddha, but of the mythological "Medicine Buddha".
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The seven lucky Buddha statues are said to represent many instances in life like wealth, happiness, good luck, and the like. The seven statues are money Buddha, lucky Buddha, ingot Buddha, laughing Buddha, freedom Buddha, relaxing Buddha, and wealthy Buddha.
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Statues of Buddha are present in many temples. These are representations of the Buddha as no historical images of the Buddha exist. These statues should not be confused with the statues of Hotei, erroneously called the Laughing Buddha, seen in many Chinese restaurants. This the statue of a Budai a Chnese folkloric hero.
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AnswerBuddhism is renowned for its massive statues of the Buddha.
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