Parent:: [[Nivarana|Nīvaraṇa]] # Vicikicchā (Skeptical Doubt) > [!info] Summary > - Vicikiccha can be removed through [[Vandana]], and gaining experiential understandings of [[Buddha]], [[Dhamma]], and [[Sangha]]. > - Vicikiccha about Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha will be removed completely at the [[Sotapanna|Sōtapanna]] stage. > - It is the "**==unsettling"== nature** — so that you keep asking the **same question** over and over again (even after hearing many answers)! > [!tldr] Detailed Definition > ![[{Vilas Blog} Nivarana#Vicikiccha – Skeptic Doubting Perplexity]] ## Top Trigger ![[AN1.11–20 Nīvaraṇappahānavagga#^vicikiccha-top-trigger]] ## 2 Friends — Restless & Doubt ![[Uddhacca-kukkucca#^friends-restless-doubt]] ## How can it be removed? ![[{Vilas Blog} Nivarana#vicikicchā-nīvaraṇaṃ]]