Answer by Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena for Didn't Buddha Say The Biggest Fault Of Humanity Was Idol Worship

Idols were created Kanishka's time. This was used as a tool to develop faith by worship.

even though Buddha himself said Idol worship was one of the biggest scourges of humanity

I do not thinks there is any reference to this in the Tripitaka.

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