1. Because an image is not a god. 2. Because the Buddha is not a god, but a teacher.
Buddharupa (one single word) is a Pali term referring to the statues of the Buddha.
He was a very important god after he was dead.
The belief of Buddha is there no "almighty god". There should not be a God that decides things. Buddha is omniscient but not omnipotent.
That Buddha was a god
Buddha is the god of Buddhism.
Hotei/laughing Buddha. He was not a god he was a guru, who is said to be the return of the Buddha!
Rupa Bhawani was born in 1681.
Rupa Bhawani died in 1771.
Rupa Bhavani died in 1721.
Rupa Bhavani was born in 1621.
Rupa Goswami died in 1564.
Rupa Goswami was born in 1489.