[poRmawayncmop]

Goofaholix, are you suggesting 'evil' is an inaccurate translation? what alternative word can be used to reflective clearer meaning?

I wondered whether that was your point when you appeared to be surprised to read the word evil.

However yes the translation doesn't sit right with me, in Buddhism we focus on the actions rather than the individuals making the actions, the term evil to me suggest the person making the actions is as I say rotten to the core.

Obviously unskillful/unwholseome that we use to translate akusala is too weak, I'd suggest wrongdoing would be a good one, or harmful, or destructive, these all to do with the action rather than a value judgement of the person making them.