There seem to have been differences between Theravāda belief and practice and that found in early Buddhism, however figuring this all out is a matter of some debate and controversy. Translator and scholar Bhikkhu Sujato has written an essay enumerating some key differences he sees. I'll go through six of the more interesting ones.

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✅Videos mentioned:
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Devotion in Early Buddhism --    • Devotion in Early Buddhism  
Is Deep Meditative Absorption (Jhana) Necessary for Enlightenment? --    • Is Deep Meditative Absorption (Jhana)...  
Is the Mind Luminous? --    • Is the Mind Luminous?  
The Controversy Over Nuns (Bhikkhuni) in Buddhism --    • The Controversy Over Nuns (Bhikkhuni)...  

✅Bhikkhu Sujato's essay (and associated discussion thread):
https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/...

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00:00 Intro
01:48 Controversies
03:14 Bhikkhu Sujato’s role
05:42 1. Authorship of the abhidhamma
08:13 2. Linguistic essentialism
09:43 3. Devotion vs. meditation in practice
11:25 4. “Dry insight” and nirvana
15:48 5. The “radiant mind”
17:50 6. Women’s role in the Buddhist sangha
19:55 Bhikkhu Sujato’s paper as a first draft

Photo of Bhikkhu Sujato courtesy of sasana.pl on Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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