The earliest stratum of the tradition and the schools that grew from it before the rise of the Mahāyāna: the shared root from which every later branch descends. Sometimes called Nikāya Buddhism, after the early ordination schools.
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Can "Innate Goodness" Survive the Evidence?
23 August 2026
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Confession of lifelong pessimist: I still have a foundational belief that people / beings are innately good. But some days this belief is under strain from the impact of personal…