With the predominant Buddhist religious influences in the local India, the cult of the stupa and its carved decorations, the anionic symbols of the Buddha and even the very idea of creating an anthropomorphic image of the Buddha can be found from the sculptures, building, painting and many other sources. The production of the first anthropomorphic images of the Buddha seemed to coincide with the first attempts of Sakyamuni's life on earth. The earlier Indian art was concerned with a mythical conception of Buddha hood that was represented by symbols and scenes of Bodhisattva's previous lives.