What is love in Buddhism

I read your consultation.

First, I don't understand the Christian idea of “the love of the Father of God,” so there are many parts I don't understand, but this way of thinking is for example

How should we understand the concept of God the Father?
https://www.gotquestions.org/Japanese/Japanese-Father-God.html

“God the Father's Love” by Kiyomi Koiwa
https://eiko-church.com/funabashi/20100718_4170

I wonder if that's what it is.

How can this wonderful idea be Buddhist, existentially for Naoko, or for me

① God the Father's love is wonderful, so let's practice that love too
→ The question is whether we can really put it into practice = no matter how wonderful it is, if we can't put it into practice, it will become the mochi drawn in the picture.

② God the Father's love is wonderful, but we can't put it into practice, so let's receive God the Father's love with all our heart
→Because the reality and proof of God is a problem = the existence of God is a prerequisite.

I think there is such a point of view and problem.

Now, when it comes to how to think about love in Buddhism, it is basically explained that love in Buddhism is called “thirst love,” and that it is something that is bad.

Craving: Being obsessed with devouring things. A heart that strongly seeks the satisfaction of desires, as if a thirsty person does not stop looking for water.

There are other things such as “lust” (sexual desire, lust), “love” (desire to survive), and “unlove” (desire to deny survival or desire to hope for prosperity), but none of them are positive nuances.

For example, in actual sutras

・People driven by lust flap like rabbits caught in a trap. Bound by bonds of bondage, they become obsessive, and suffer pain over and over again for a long time - Dhammapada 342

They are told things like that, and they are taught to get rid of lust and attachment.

In other words, we should be careful and careful about the “love” on our side. So, the image “love” that Naoko aspires for is explained as “mercy” (in some cases, it is also expressed as charity, faith, etc.).
This is a “work” on the Buddha's side, not ours. Of course, since Buddha is “what humans form - attaining Buddhism,” we are ultimately aiming for this, and that is where Buddhism breaks up in various ways.

There are many aspects I can't talk about due to the character limit, but just for reference.

Christianity fosters a spirit of philanthropy by carrying out God's missions.
Buddhism fosters a spirit of mercy as we experience good fortune and emptiness.

Both [philanthropy] and [mercy] may be different when strictly speaking of academics, but the point is that they are both “compassion.”

There is no question whether Christianity or Buddhism is superior.
All people with a rich sense of compassion are friends.

Well, I feel like it's close to Amitabha Buddhism beliefs such as the Jodo sect and the Jodo Shinshu sect.
Even in the same denomination, people have different views on Amitabha, and some people believe in it as their own parents. (Incidentally, I feel close to my ancestors.)
If I do something wrong, I will repent to Amitabha Buddha.
Also, it is said that simply chanting “Namu Amida Buddha” and nembutsu will save you.

I am the Jodo Shinshu sect,
What is the principal image of Amida Nyorai
“I will definitely save you,
Please feel free to leave it to me”
I swear by it.
Parents seem to think about their children.

So, Amida Nyorai
They are parents who take care of me as my child.

Yamazaki Benei Shonin, who was a great virtue of the Meiji era and was even called the “modern Shakuson,” explained the reality of his beloved Amida Nyorai. It is said that the late Buddhist scholar Dr. Nakamura Hajime also used the word “love” the most among Buddhists up until now, Yamazaki Benei Shonin.