"Compassion and benevolence" (仁愛) 翻譯 英譯 Translation

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"Compassion and benevolence" (仁愛)

44 X 36 cm

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"Compassion and benevolence" (仁愛)

44 X 36cm in Clerical Script (隸書)

Historical Information

The Chinese character "愛" is "love" in English. The character "仁" can be “Benevolence”, as indicated in Confucian Analects (論語) :

Fan Chi asked about benevolence. The Master said, "It is to love all men." (樊遲問仁。子曰：「愛人。」) (1)
Yan Yuan asked about benevolence. The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is benevolence. " (顏淵問仁。子曰：「克己復禮為仁。」)(2)
Zhong Gong asked about benevolence. The Master said, "Not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself." (仲弓問仁。子曰：「己所不欲，勿施於人。」) (3)

Text translation

Compassion and benevolence.

(translated by KS Vincent Poon, Oct . 2015)

Personal Comments

According to Confucian Analects (論語) , "仁 (benevolence)" is love, respect and consideration of others. Hence, “仁”is very much consistent with core Catholic teachings:

"Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself" (Leviticus 19:18)
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Matthew 19:19, 22:39; Mark 12:31)
"...to love one's neighbour as one's self, is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices"
(Mark 12:33), "For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (Galatians 5:14).

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