The image is a photograph of a stone carving material. The stone is the most common material adopted for early Buddhist sculptures. This Stone Carving material can be divided into different categories such as marble, limestone, sandstone, and jade. A different composition in the material is able to influence the degree of precision of the carving, the capacity to resist erosion, and the characteristics of the finished surface. Stone materials are usually used according to their geological surroundings. For instance, large scale statues are built by using the limestone or sandstone of the same grotto site.