Pāli Dictionary

vicikiccha

viprefixcitrootkicchasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

cit8penser; avoir l’intention

Antonyms

nibbicikiccha

doctrine

  • doute; incertitude; doute sceptique (notamment envers le Bouddha, le Dhamma, le Sangha et l’entraînement; l’un des cinq obstacles et dix liens)

  • doubt; uncertainty; skeptical doubt (especially regarding the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, and training; one of the five hindrances and ten fetters)

  • AN 10.51

    evam'evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno paccavekkhaṇā bahukārā hoti kusalesu dhammesu… vicikiccho nu kho bahulaṃ viharāmi, tiṇṇavicikiccho nu kho bahulaṃ viharāmi, kodhano nu kho bahulaṃ viharāmi, akkodhano nu kho bahulaṃ viharāmi

vicikicchā

approximate

viprefixcikicchastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

cit8penser; avoir l’intention

Synonyms

kaṅkhā, vimati, saṅkā, āsaṅkā

Antonyms

nibbicikicchā

doctrine

  • doute; incertitude sceptique; indécision (l’un des cinq obstacles et des trois liens)

  • doubt; sceptical uncertainty; indecision (one of the five hindrances and of the three lower fetters)

  • MN 2

    sakkāyadiṭṭhi, vicikicchā, sīlabbataparāmāso

  • MN 43

    vicikicchā pahīnā hoti

vicikicchati

viprefixkitrootchasuffix

via inflected form vicikiccha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

cit8penser; avoir l’intention

Synonyms

kaṅkhati

mind

  • doute; hésite; est incertain

  • has doubt; is uncertain (about); hesitates; is distracted (in mind)

  • SN 12.15

    dukkham'eva uppajjamānaṃ uppajjati, dukkhaṃ nirujjhamānaṃ nirujjhatī'ti na kaṅkhati na vicikicchati aparapaccayā ñāṇam'ev'assa ettha hoti. ettāvatā kho, kaccāna, sammādiṭṭhi hoti.

  • SN 48.50

    yo so, sāriputta, ariyasāvako tathāgate ek'antagato abhippasanno, na so tathāgate vā tathāgatasāsane vā kaṅkheyya vā vicikiccheyya vā'ti?

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