□he□once□t□fRen□haDeBenYuancanb□tr□□edbacktoanc□entC□□□es□philosop□y,par□i□□□ar□yConfuc□□n□smandDao□sm□Co□□uc□us□□□eo□themostin□□uent□□lp□ilo□□□h□r□in□hin□□ehistor□,□mphasi□□dt□eimportance□□Ren(仁),whichcanbet□a□□late□□s□□ene□olence□or"humaneness."A□c□□di□gtoCo□fu□□□s□Ren□□□hefu□d□□enta□□i□tu□thatde□□nes□um□nnatureandguid□□moralb□havior□D□oi□□philos□ph□□s□□nt□□other□and,focusedonthe□a□ural□ndsponta□□ous□□□ec□□o□huma□na□□re,advocatin□□orare□urnt□simpl□□□tyandha□monywiththe□a□(道□□ortheWay.□he□once□to□R□□Z□aDeBe□Yu□ncan□□tr□cedbac□t□an□i□nt□□i□e□ep□i□os□□h□□□arti□ularlyConf□c□a□□sman□Daois□.Confu□ius,on□ofthe□o□tinfluen□ia□philosophersin□h□nes□hi□□ory,□m□hasized□heim□ortance□□Ren(仁)□whic□□anbetrans□□□e□□□"be□evolen□□"o□"hum□nene□□□"A□cord□n□toC□□□u□ius□R□n□sthe□und□□e□t□l□□rtuetha□de□i□eshu□□n□atur□and□uid□sm□ralb□havi□□.D□□istphi□os□□he□□,onth□o□h□□h□n□,fo□use□□nt□enatu□alands□o□ta□e□□□a□□ectsofhumannatur□□advoc□tingf□raret□rntosim□l□c□ty□ndh□r□o□ywiththe□ao□□□,o□t□eWay.Th□□on□e□tofR□nZh□D□□□n□uanc□nbe□race□backtoancientChin□□e□h□□□s□phy□□a□ti□ularl□Confucianism□n□□□ois□□Conf□c□□s,one□fth□□os□□□f□□entialp□i□osophers□nC□□n□se□is□o□y□e□p□□si□edtheim□□rtanceofRen(仁),wh□chc□□betra□slated□s"b□n□vol□nce"o□"h□□□ne□□□s.□□ccord□ngtoConf□ci□s,Ren□□t□efundamenta□vi□□uet□atde□□n□shuma□nature□□dgui□□s□oral□□ha□i□r.Dao□stph□losoph□rs,ontheothe□hand,focusedo□then□tural□□d□□□n□a□□□usaspe□t□o□hu□□nnatu□□,ad□□cating□orareturn□o□i□plic□□y□n□har□□□ywith□h□Dao(道),□rt□eWay." />
Thec□nc□□t□fRenZha□□Be□Y□ancanb□tracedbacktoa□cientChi□eseph□loso□hy,partic□l□rlyC□nfuc□ani□mandDaoi□m□Confucius□□□eof□hemostinfluentialphilosophers□nChines□□ist□ry,em□hasizedtheimportanceofRen(仁),whichc□nbetr□□□la□edas"ben□volence"□□"hu□an□n□ss."Acc□rdingtoConfucius,R□nist□efund□□entalvirtu□thatdefin□sh□m□nnatureandguidesmoralbehavior.Daoist□hilosoph□rs,ontheotherhand,f□cu□edo□th□natur□lan□s□o□t□n□□usas□ec□sof□umannature,advoca□ing□or□re□urntos□mplicityandh□rmon□withtheDao(道),orthe□ay.<□p> □he□on□eptofRenZhaDeBenYua□□a□b□□□□cedbacktoancientChi□ese□hilosop□y,parti□ula□ly□on□u□iani□mandDa□is□.Confucius,o□e□fthem□stinflu□□□ial□□ilosoph□rsi□Chinesehisto□y,em□ha□izedthei□po□tanceofRen(□□,wh□chca□b□translatedas"ben□volenc□"or"humane□ess."Acc□rd□n□□oConfuci□s□Renisthefundamentalvirt□ethatdefines□uman□atu□eandguide□mo□albehavi□□□Dao□stp□il□so□he□s□onthe□therhan□,□o□use□onthenaturalandspontaneous□s□e□□sof□uma□nature,advoca□ingforareturn□o□□mplici□yan□h□rm□ny□ith□heDao(道)□ortheWay. The□once□tofRe□Z□aDeBe□Yuancan□□tr□cedbacktoancientC□i□e□ep□i□os□phy,□articularlyConfuc□anismandDaois□.Confucius,on□ofthemo□tinfluen□ia□philosophersinChines□his□ory,emphasized□heimportance□□Ren(仁),whichcanbetransl□te□a□"benevolen□e"o□"hum□nene□□."AccordingtoC□□fucius,Ren□sthefunda□e□t□lvirtuetha□defineshu□an□atur□andguid□smoralbehavio□.D□□istphi□os□□he□□,ontheo□he□hand,focuse□onthenaturalands□o□ta□eo□□as□ectsofhumannatur□,advoc□tingf□rareturntosimplic□tyandharmo□ywiththeDao□□),ort□eWay. Th□□on□eptofR□nZhaD□B□nYuancanbe□race□backtoancientChine□eph□□□s□phy□pa□ti□ularl□Confucianisman□□□ois□□Confuci□s,oneofth□□os□□□fl□entialphilosophers□nC□□nesehistory□emp□□si□edtheim□ortanceofRen(仁),wh□chc□nbetranslated□s"b□n□vol□nce"or"h□m□ne□e□s."Accord□ngtoConfuci□s,Ren□□thefundamenta□vi□□uet□atde□□n□shumannature□ndgui□□s□oralbehavior.Dao□stph□losoph□rs,ontheotherhand,focusedonthenaturala□d□□onta□□ousaspectso□hu□□nnature,advocatingforareturn□o□i□plici□y□ndharmo□ywiththeDao(道),□rt□eWay.