Thec□ncep□of□enZ□aD□BenYu□ncanb□□□a□□dbackto□□ci□ntChineseph□losophy,part□cularlyConfu□ianismandDaoism.Confuciu□,oneofthemos□inf□u□n□ialphil□□op□ersinCh□□□sehistory,emphasizedtheimportanceofRen(□),w□ichcanbetranslat□das"benev□lence"or"hum□n□n□ss□"A□c□rdingtoConfucius,Ren□sthefundamentalvi□tuetha□d□fineshuman□at□□eand□uidesmoralbehavior.□aoistphilo□ophers,ontheot□□rhand,□□cused□nth□naturalandspo□ta□eo□saspects□□humannatur□,adv□□atingforareturntosimp□icityan□ha□□□nywitht□eDao(道),orth□□ay. Theco□ceptofRenZhaDeBenY□anca□betra□edbackto□n□ientChine□ephilosophy,pa□ticu□arlyConfuc□anismandDaoi□m.C□nfucius,oneof□h□mo□ti□fluen□ialphilosophersin□hine□ehistory,emphasiz□□thei□porta□ceof□en(仁□□whichca□b□transl□tedas"be□□volence□or□human□nes□."Ac□ordingtoC□nfu□□us,Renist□efundamentalvir□□ethatd□f□neshuma□natureand□uidesmoralbe□avi□□.□aoi□□philosopher□,ontheotherhan□,focuse□□nthenatur□landspont□neou□aspectso□humannature,advoca□i□gforaretur□tosimpl□c□tyandharmonywiththeDao(道),□rthe□a□. □□econceptofRenZhaDeBenY□□nca□b□tracedbacktoancientChinesephilosophy,particularlyConfucian□sm□ndDaoi□m□Co□fu□ius,oneofthemo□tinfluen□ialphi□os□p□ersinCh□nes□□□story,emphasized□□ei□□ortanceof□en(仁),whichcanbet□a□slated□s"ben□vol□□ce"or"humanenes□."Accordi□gt□Confu□ius,Reni□t□ef□ndamen□□lvirtuetha□defin□shumannatureandguidesmoralb□□avior.Daoi□tphi□os□phe□s,ontheo□herhand,f□cu□edonthenat□r□landspontaneousaspectsofhumannature,a□vo□atingfo□aretur□tosimp□ic□tyan□harmonywiththeDa□(□),ortheWay. <□>□h□conce□tofRen□haD□BenYuan□an□etra□edbac□to□nc□en□□hine□ephil□sophy,part□cularl□ConfucianismandDaoism.Confuciu□,□neofthemo□tinfluen□ial□h□l□so□□ersi□Chinese□□story,emphas□zedtheimportanc□□fRen□仁),□hi□□canbetransla□edas"benevo□en□e□or"humaneness□"According□□Confuciu□,Renisthef□ndamentalvirtuetha□defines□um□nna□u□ea□dg□idesmora□beh□vior.Daoi□t□□□l□so□hers,ontheotherhan□,fo□usedonthenat□ralands□ontan□□usaspect□o□h□mannatur□,advoc□tin□for□□□turntos□mplicityandharmonywiththe□ao(道)□ortheWay.