According to Tilmann Vetter, the core of earliest Buddhism is the practice of dhyāna. Bronkhorst agrees that dhyana was a Buddhist invention, whereas Norman notes that "the Buddha's way to release [...] was by means of meditative practices." Discriminating insight into transiency as a separate path to liberation was a later development. COUNT 2
QSN1 What was the earliest Buddhism type? ANS1 dhyana QSN2 Buddha's way to release was by means of what type of practices?  ANS2 meditative