Dear John and friends,
This is interesting. We just discussed in Dhamma Study Group this subject.
Suppose you do evil without having heard the Dhamma, is this evil greater
than when you know it is akusala? I frwd this post to the group.
Nina.
op 29-10-2003 16:27 schreef John Kelly op palistudent@...:

> Pali - Every few days - [B094]
> Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 5 ? Further Readings
> Ex. 3. (Part 1 of 2)
>
> Raajaa aaha: ?Bhante Naagasena, yo jaananto
> paapakamma.m karoti, yo ajaananto paapakamma.m karoti,
> kassa bahutara.m apu~n~nan?ti?
> The king said: "Venerable Nagasena, for whom is the
> greater demerit, one who knowingly does evil, or one
> who does evil unknowingly??