First Burmese King forcibly introduced distorted Buddhism and misguided people to worship/pray to Buddha or its statue/idol in order to manipulate them by the successive rulers. Thus idol-makings, Pagoda-building industry complex are a big rip-off business since then, now serves Tourism Industry greatly (secondary rip-off). True Buddhists don't worship idol nor to Buddha, only pay respect to Buddha. Buddha was not a god, an ordinary human, a great philosopher and had not done no miracle nor has capacity to do it in his lifetime and after. Some so-called Buddhists. especially monks, manufactured stories about him being almighty, enhanced his image in absurd ways, mostly to gain higher status for themselves in their societies. His teachings are being exploited in so many ways and true Buddhists find it appalling.