Before I became a muzlim, I was a truthseeker with a buddhistic bias, in a christian culture.
I believed that “God” was transcendent principled and that the real name of The Deity may not be expressable, and that this was that of “having no image” as The Bible says. Which leads to an egoless state.
And it seems realizing “The Void” is enligthenment. This seems to be implied on the idol, as the original teaching “Dhammapada” is not followed anymore, but rather “Zen”, and Truth. Realizing the No Thing, as some buddhists would say.
But an idol should not be needed.
Indeed my truthseeking rather took me to Izlam. Abrahamic religion is the one (Milla Ibrahim). And there can be a name of The Deity. And not only that but a whole book, of revealed truth.
No, one does not need to think out all oneself as buddhism seems to believe is the goal. This is impossible states The Kuran.
“If the whole of mankind and Jinn were to gather together to produce the like of this Kuran, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.” Kuran (17:88)