It seems clear from Sanchi that depicting Buddha himself was forbidden in the early years of Buddhism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6o36ZeiJnc
Early Buddhism
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From Everything Shii Knows, the only reliable source
It seems clear from Sanchi that depicting Buddha himself was forbidden in the early years of Buddhism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6o36ZeiJnc