A generally accepted tradition has it that some time around the beginning of the third century BCE, the primitive Buddhist community divided into two parties or fraternities: the Sthaviras (Pali, Theriyas) and the Mahāsāṅghikas, each of which thenceforth had its own ordination traditions.
And the existence of this generally accepted tradition of viewing men who go down on women as an exception means that men can easily explain their personal objections as just conforming to the norm.
According to early Qur'anic interpreters and what is generally accepted as Islamic tradition, in 638 CE Umar, upon entering a conquered Jerusalem, consulted with Ka'ab al-Ahbar a Jewish convert to Islal-Ahbar ae with him from Medina—as to where the best spot would be to build a mosque.
Delphi research does not have a tradition of generally accepted selection criteria, and there is no fixed rule about minimum or maximum numbers of panel members [ 22].
Jazz, a fundamentally African American music, was a comparatively young art without the weight of centuries of tradition; it had been generally accepted as a legitimate art form only since the mid-20th century.
He also named his own grandson, Duncan, as his successor, in defiance of accepted tradition.
These proofs, and those that follow on from them, are in the tradition of making standard assumptions that are generally accepted within the context of practical calculations in statistical mechanics.
They are generally accepted among the citizenry of European countries, like France, with a tradition of centralized government and with extensive social welfare systems.
Because it was only generally accepted as a planet in the 17th century, there is no tradition of naming it after a god.
However, when cultural elements are contrary to certain generally accepted principles (as in the case of the mistreatment of women) and/or compliance with traditions can adversely affect the community, then intervention is desirable.
