Editing Pity (section)

==Religious views==
In the [[Western culture|West]], the religious concept of pity was reinforced after acceptance of [[Judaism|Judeo]]-[[Christianity|Christian]] concepts of God pitying all humanity, as found initially in the Jewish tradition: "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him" ({{Bibleverse|Psalms|103:13|KJV}}). The Hebrew word {{transliteration|he|hesed}} translated in the [[Septuagint]] as {{transliteration|grc|eleos}} carries the meaning roughly equivalent to pity in the sense of compassion, mercy, and loving-kindness.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=698a: ḥesed|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/theological-wordbook-of-the-old-testament/page/305/mode/1up|title=Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament|editor-first=R. Laird|editor-last=Harris|volume=1|location=Chicago|publisher=Moody Press|page=305}}</ref>

In [[Mahayana]] Buddhism, Bodhisattvas are described by the [[Lotus Sutra]] as those who "hope to win final Nirvana for all beings—for the sake of the many, for their weal and happiness, out of pity for the world".<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=E.|editor-last=Conze|title=Buddhist Scriptures|publisher=Penguin|year=1959|page=209}}</ref>