Mil 3.7.8
8. Question on Doing Evil Knowingly or Unknowingly
8. Jānantājānantapāpakaraṇapañha
aus: Analysis of Formless Dhammas Chapter
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8. Question on Doing Evil Knowingly or Unknowingly
The king asked: “Venerable Nāgasena, for whom is the greater demerit, one who knowingly does evil, or one who does evil unknowingly?” The elder replied: “Indeed, your majesty, for him who does evil unknowingly is the greater demerit.” “In that case, Venerable Nāgasena, that one who is our prince or king’s chief minister who unknowingly does evil, we should doubly punish him?” “What do you think, your majesty, who would get burned more, one who knowingly picks up a hot iron ball, ablaze and glowing, or one who unknowingly picks it up?” “Indeed, venerable sir, he who unknowingly picks it up would get burned more.” “Indeed, your majesty, in the same way the greater demerit is for him who does evil unknowingly.”
“You are clever, Venerable Nāgasena!”
Question on Doing Evil Knowingly or Unknowingly eighth
8. Jānantājānantapāpakaraṇapañha
Rājā āha— “bhante nāgasena, yo jānanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, yo ajānanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, kassa bahutaraṁ apuññan”ti? Thero āha “yo kho, mahārāja, ajānanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, tassa bahutaraṁ apuññan”ti. “Tena hi, bhante nāgasena, yo amhākaṁ rājaputto vā rājamahāmatto vā ajānanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, taṁ mayaṁ diguṇaṁ daṇḍemā”ti? “Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, mahārāja, tattaṁ ayoguḷaṁ ādittaṁ sampajjalitaṁ sajotibhūtaṁ eko jānanto gaṇheyya, eko ajānanto gaṇheyya, katamo balavataraṁ ḍayheyyā”ti. “Yo kho, bhante, ajānanto gaṇheyya, so balavataraṁ ḍayheyyā”ti. “Evameva kho, mahārāja, yo ajānanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, tassa bahutaraṁ apuññan”ti.
“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.
Jānantājānantapāpakaraṇapañho aṭṭhamo.