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While lovingkindness is now considered somewhat archaic, it is part of the traditional rendition of Psalms in English Bible translations. [4] [5] Some more recent translations use steadfast love where KJV has lovingkindness. The Septuagint has mega eleos 'great mercy', rendered as Latin misericordia.
The Hebrew noun chesed (חסד) is typically translated as "loving-kindness", "mercy", or "grace". It appears frequently in the Hebrew Bible, denoting acts of kindness and compassion. The term Chesed is derived from the Hebrew root ח-ס-ד, which conveys the idea of loyal love or steadfast kindness.
Loving-kindness may refer to: an English translation of Chesed , a term found in the Hebrew Bible an English translation of Mettā or maitrī , a term used in Buddhism
Other related but dissimilar terms are chen (grace, good will, kindness) and chesed (kindness, love), which basically combines the meaning of "affection" and "compassion" and is sometimes rendered in English as "loving-kindness" or "steadfast love."
Loving-kindness and similar or related concepts: Agape – Greco-Christian term referring to God's love, the highest form of love; Chesed – Hebrew word referring to love or kindness; Mettā – Buddhist term meaning "loving-kindness"
In relative bodhicitta, one learns about the desire to gain the understanding of unconditional love, which in Buddhism is expressed as loving-kindness and compassion. The point is to develop bodhicitta for all living (sentient) beings. Absolute bodhicitta is a more esoteric tantric teaching. Understanding the principle of loving-kindness and ...
duties of the heart alone (which is the subject of his book) To be humble and reverence respect to God and to love God with all your heart, all your soul and all your strength (to love God with sincere and honesty) and keep your heart, your mind your thought to regard humility, reverence respect, to have good wills, loving kindness, morality ...
Chesed, which is also translated as 'loving-kindness' and 'goodness', is the seventh of the thirteen defining attributes of God. The other, rachamim, is also translated as 'compassion' (or because its noun form is grammatically plural, as 'mercies'). Rachamim is the fourth of the thirteen attributes.