Multiple choice

The first human statue worshipped in India was of

  1. Brahma

  2. Vishnu

  3. Buddha

  4. Shiva
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Explanation

The earliest human statues worshipped in India were images of the Buddha. This practice began during the Kushan period (1st-2nd century AD) under the influence of Greco-Buddhist art from Gandhara. Prior to this, Hinduism was aniconic - worship focused on abstract symbols rather than human forms. Statues of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva came later, around the Gupta period (4th-6th century AD). Buddha images represent the first anthropomorphic worship in India.

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