T□econceptof□e□□ha□eBe□Y□□ncanbe□racedback□□a□cientChines□phi□osophy,pa□tic□l□rly□onf□c□an□s□an□D□oism.Confuc□us,□neo□□hemos□in□luen□□alp□i□o□o□h□□□inChi□esehistory□e□p□a□ize□□h□i□por□□nc□o□Re□(仁)□whi□h□an□et□ansl□tedas"b□nevol□□□e□or□hum□neness."□□□ord□□gtoC□nfucius□Renisth□f□ndam□□talv□□t□ethatde□i□eshumannatu□eand□uidesmo□albehavior□□aoi□tphilosop□□rs□ontheothe□□and□focus□□□nth□naturalan□s□o□ta□eous□□pe□tso□□umannat□re,□dv□catingf□□ar□□ur□tosimpl□□ityandharm□nywi□hth□D□o(□)□orth□□a□.□h□co□cep□ofRenZ□aD□Be□Yuancan□e□rac□dba□k□o□□cie□□Ch□ne□e□hi□□so□□□,p□rticularly□o□□ucianismandDao□□□.□□□fuciu□,on□o□themostinfluent□□l□h□losophersinCh□□e□e□is□□ry,□m□hasizedth□im□or□ance□fRe□(仁),whi□□□an□e□ra□s□ated□□□ben□□□□e□ce"□r"□□□anene□s.□□ccordingt□Co□□uc□us□Renisth□fundamen□□lvir□uethatd□□ineshuma□na□u□eandgui□esmoralbeha□io□.Dao□s□p□ilo□op□er□,on□he□t□□□han□,f□c□sedo□then□turala□d□po□□a□□□usaspec□sof□u□a□natu□e,ad□ocatingfor□re□u□ntosimplicitya□dhar□ony□iththeDa□(道),o□□heWay." />
T□econ□ep□□fRenZhaDeBenYu□ncanb□tr□cedba□ktoancientChinesephilosophy,p□rti□ularlyConfu□ia□ismandDaoism.□onf□ci□s,o□eofthem□stinfluential□hilos□□hersinCh□ne□eh□story,emp□asizedtheim□ortanceofRen□仁)□whichc□nbetranslatedas□benevolen□□"o□"humanen□s□."Accordingto□onfu□i□s□Renisth□fundamentalvirtue□hat□e□ineshu□ann□tureandgu□desmoral□□havior.Dao□stp□ilosophe□s,ontheothe□hand,f□cused□nthenatur□landspontaneou□as□ects□fhuman□atur□,ad□oca□□ngforaret□rntosimplicityandha□m□nywitht□eDao(道),o□the□ay. TheconceptofRe□□h□DeBenYuanc□nbetrac□dbackto□ncientChinesephilosophy□□articu□arl□Co□□uc□a□ismandDao□sm.C□nf□ci□s,oneofthe□o□tinfluen□ialphilosopher□inC□□nesehi□tory,emph□siz□dthei□□□rtan□e□□R□□(仁),□□ichca□b□tr□n□lat□das"benevol□nce"or"humaneness."According□oConfucius□□eni□thefundamentalvirtuethatdefineshu□annatur□a□dguides□o□□lbehavio□.Daoistp□ilosophe□s,ont□eoth□rhand,f□cusedonthenatura□andspon□a□eousa□pects□□h□manna□□re,advoc□tin□for□r□□urnt□simplicityan□harmonywiththeDa□(道□□or□□□□□y.<□p>□□>T□econceptofRe□□haDeBenY□□ncanbe□racedbackt□ancientChines□phi□osophy,pa□tic□larly□onfucianisman□D□oism.Confuc□us,□neo□themos□in□luentialphi□oso□he□sinChinesehistory□e□pha□izedth□i□por□□nceo□Re□(仁)□which□anbetransl□tedas"b□nevolen□e"or"hum□neness."A□□ordi□gtoConfucius□Renisthefundam□□talv□rtuethatde□i□eshumannatu□eand□uidesmo□albehavior.Daoistphilosop□□rs,ontheothe□hand□focuse□onth□naturalan□s□o□ta□eous□□pe□tso□humannature,adv□catingfo□ar□□ur□tosimplicityandharm□nywithth□Dao(□),orth□Way. □h□co□cep□ofRenZ□aDeBenYuancan□etrac□dba□k□oa□cientChine□ephilosop□y,p□rticularly□on□ucianismandDaoi□m.□o□fucius,on□o□themostinfluent□al□h□losophersinChine□ehistory,em□hasizedtheim□ortanceofRen(仁),whichcan□etrans□ated□□□bene□□□ence"□r"□□maneness.□AccordingtoCon□ucius,Renisth□fundamentalvirtuethatd□□ineshuma□natu□eandguidesmoralbehavio□.Daoistp□ilo□ophers,onthe□therhand,foc□sedo□thenaturaland□po□taneousaspec□sofhuma□nature,ad□ocatingfor□returntosimplicitya□dhar□ony□iththeDa□(道),o□□heWay.<□p□<□>Th□conceptofRen□haDeBenYuanc□nbetr□□edbac□toanc□en□C□inese□hilosop□y,p□rticularlyConf□ci□nism□□□D□oism.Confucius,oneofthemos□i□fluentialph□l□soph□rsinChinesehistory,emphasizedtheimportance□fR□n(仁)□whichca□b□t□an□la□ed□s"benevo□ence"or□humaneness.□Accor□ingtoConf□cius,Re□i□thefund□mentalv□rtuet□atdefines□uman□a□ureandguidesm□ralbeh□vior.□aoistphi□osopher□,onthe□therh□□d,fo□usedonthenat□ral□ndsp□ntaneo□saspect□ofhumanna□□r□,advocatingfora□eturnto□impl□cityandh□r□onywith□heDao(道),o□□heWay□