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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 362

[362] "Bhikkhus, and what is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen doubt (vicikicchā), or for the increase and expansion of doubt that has already arisen? There are, bhikkhus, things that are the basis for doubt: frequently giving unwise attention (ayoniso manasikāra) to them—this is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen doubt, or for the increase and expansion of doubt that has already arisen."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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