Buddhism developed an increasing emphasis on statues of the Buddha The figures of this period which were also influenced by the Greco - Buddhist art of the centuries after the defeat of Alexander the Great .
The Buddha was greatly influenced by Hindu and Jain religious figurative art .
Buddhism developed an increasing emphasis on statues of the Buddha , which was greatly influenced by Hindu and Jain religious figurative art , The figures of this period which were also influenced by the Greco - Buddhist art of the centuries after the defeat of Alexander the Great .