doubt; qualm; suspicion; perplexity; uncertainty; consternation Def.: (1) a knower which by its own power has doubts in two directions; or: (2) an awareness having qualms with respect to its object Comment: This is one of the six root afflictions (rtsa nyon, mūlakleśa): desire ('dod chogs, rāga); (2) anger (khong khro, pratigha); (3) pride (nga rgyal, māna); (4) ignorance (ma rig pa, avidyā); (5) doubt (the tshom, vicikitsā); (6) afflicted view (lta ba nyon mongs can, kliṣṭa-dṛṣṭi). This is also one of the seven types of knowledge and awareness (blo rig); for the others see blo rig.
Doubt, [as one of the six root disturbances.] indecision, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion, dilemma, perplexed, doubts, hesitancy, indecisiveness, irresolution, vacillation, wavering.; + za ba - to entertain doubt; doubting, [as one of four types of cognition]. Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {rnam gzhag mang yang 'dir bden pa dang las 'bras la yid gnyis za ba}
(to entertain) doubt