□he□onceptofRe□ZhaDeB□nYuan□□n□□tra□ed□ackto□□□□entChi□□s□□□i□□sophy,p□rticularlyC□□□u□□□n□sm□□□Dao□sm□Confuciu□□□n□of□h□mostinflu□nt□alph□l□so□h□rsinChine□ehist□□y□em□h□□i□edth□import□n□□ofRen□仁),w□□□hc□nbet□anslat□d□s"b□nevo□□□c□□or"□um□nenes□."□ccor□i□gtoC□□□uciu□,□e□□st□ef□□□a□□n□al□□rtu□t□atdefineshumanna□u□e□ndgu□des□□ralbeh□vior.□a□□stp□ilo□□phe□s,on□h□oth□rh□nd,□ocusedon□h□na□urala□dspo□tane□us□spects□fhumannatur□,□dv□catingf□□aretur□tos□mpl□□□t□an□h□□mon□w□□htheDao(道),orthe□ay□□/□>Th□□oncepto□RenZhaDeBenYua□canb□□r□ce□backt□ancie□□Ch□□es□□hilosoph□□pa□□icu□arlyCo□fu□□an□smandDa□i□□.□onfucius,oneof□□□mo□tinfl□ent□alphilosopher□in□□inese□is□ory,emph□sizedtheim□or□□n□□ofR□□(仁□□whichcanbet□an□□ate□as□b□nevo□ence"or"hu□□nene□□□□A□cordin□t□C□nfuci□s,R□ni□□hefundam□□□alv□r□u□□hatdefineshum□n□at□□eandgui□es□oralbehav□o□.D□oistphil□□□p□□rs,o□□□eo□he□hand,focusedo□□h□n□□ur□□a□d□□ontaneousaspe□□□ofhu□annat□re,advoc□t□ngf□rar□turnt□□imp□ic□tya□dhar□onywith□heD□o(道)□□rtheWay." />
Theco□ceptofRen□ha□e□enYu□ncanbetracedbacktoancientChinese□hilosophy,particularlyCon□uc□an□smandDa□ism.Confucius□□neofthemostinfluentialphilosop□ers□nCh□nesehistory,□mphasizedthei□port□n□□ofRen□仁)□whichcanbetr□□□lat□das"benev□lence"or"hu□a□eness."AccordingtoConfu□□u□,Renisthefu□d□mentalv□rtu□□□atdefines□uma□na□□reandguidesm□r□lbehavi□r.Daoistphilosophers,ontheotherhand□□ocuse□ont□□natur□lan□sponta□eousa□pectsof□umannature,a□vocatingforareturntos□m□li□ityandha□monyw□t□□heDao(道),□□th□W□y. Theconceptof□enZh□D□□enYuan□a□b□trac□dbac□toan□ie□□Chinese□hilosophy,partic□larlyConfuci□nisman□Da□ism.C□nf□ci□s,oneofth□mo□tinfl□□ntia□philosophe□sinChinesehistory,emphasizedthei□por□anc□o□Ren(仁),whi□hc□n□etran□la□ed□s"□e□e□o□e□c□"or"h□ma□eness.□AccordingtoConfucius,Renisthef□ndamentalvirtuetha□def□neshumannatureandguidesmoralbeh□□ior.Daois□philoso□hers,ontheotherh□nd,focusedo□thenaturalandspontaneousa□□ectsofhuma□nature,adv□catingforaret□r□tosimp□□□ityan□h□rmonywiththeD□□(道),ortheWay. Theconcept□f□enZhaDeBenY□ancan□et□acedbackto□ncientC□□nesephi□os□phy,p□rti□ularly□onfucia□□sm□n□Dao□s□.Confuci□s,oneofthemostinfl□entia□ph□l□soph□rsinC□ine□eh□s□ory,empha□izedtheimportanc□□fRen(仁),whi□□can□etran□late□as"b□nevolen□e"or"h□ma□□ness□"A□cord□ng□o□on□ucius,Re□□s□hefu□damentalvirtuethatdefine□humannatureandgui□esmoralbehavi□r.Dao□stphi□os□□hers,ontheot□□rhand,foc□sedon□□e□aturaland□p□ntaneous□spectsofhumann□ture□a□v□cat□ngfora□□turntos□□pli□ityandh□rmonywit□th□□ao(道),□rtheWay. Th□□onceptofRenZhaDeBenYuancanbe□race□backt□ancientCh□□es□□hilosophy□pa□□icularlyConfucian□smandDaoi□□.Confucius,oneofth□mo□tinfl□ent□alphilosopher□in□hinesehis□ory,emph□sizedtheim□or□□n□□ofRe□(仁□,whichcanbet□ans□atedas□benevo□ence"or"hu□anene□□.□A□cordin□t□C□nfuci□s,R□ni□□hefundamentalv□rtu□thatdefineshuman□at□reandgui□es□oralbehav□or.D□oistphilo□op□ers,o□□□eothe□hand,focusedon□h□n□□ur□□and□□ontaneousaspect□ofhumannature,advoc□t□ngforareturntosimp□ic□tyandhar□onywith□heDao(道),□rtheWay.