Describe the intention knowledge and degrees of unwholesome action.

If one knows that a certain kind of action is evil but it when one is in full control of oneself. If one does an evil action when one is unclear or mistaken about the object affected by the action. An evil action done where on intends to do the act fully knows what one is doing and know that the action is evil. An evil action done where one intends to do the act fully knows what one is doing but do not recognize that one is doing wrong. In all the above intention knowledge and ignorance are crucial factors though there are different kinds of ignorance only some of which excuse an action. If one knows that sentient beings should not be harmed but not that one’s action is actually harming one this ignorance of a matter of ordinary fact excuses one. This spiritual ignorance which leads one to deny that harming living beings is wrong is not excuse however but compounds a wrong action.  An action performed without intending to do that particular action, for example accidentally treading on an insect, without any thought of harming.