you know for yourselves that certain things are wholesome
(kusala)
and good, then accept them and follow them.'
1
T h e Buddha went even further. He told the bhikkhus that a
disciple should examine even the Tathagata (Buddha) himself, so
that he (the disciple) might be fully convinced of the true value of
the teacher w h o m he followed.
2
According to the Buddha's teaching, doubt
(vicikiccha)
is one
of the five Hindrances
(nivarana)
3 to the clear understanding
of Truth and to spiritual progress (or for that matter to any
progress). Doubt, however, is not a 'sin', because there are no
articles of faith in Buddhism. In fact there is no 'sin' in Buddhism,
as sin is understood in some religions. T h e root of all evil is
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