One of the 7 virtues of bushido.
“Jin” is also one of the most fundamental virtues of Confucianism (from which much of traditional Japanese morality was based), which could be defined as to treat each other with tenderness; to love each other.
Samurai were expected to be benevolent. However, this was not the blind benevolence that comes from being swayed by one’s feelings, but instead was based on one’s own knowledge of what was right.
Calligraphy by Vicky 