Th□□oncep□of□en□□aD□□enY□anc□□b□trac□□□a□kt□□n□ientChin□□ephi□os□p□y□pa□ti□ul□□lyCo□f□cian□□ma□□Daoism.□on□u□ius,o□eofthe□osti□fluent□□l□h□l□s□pher□inChinesehi□t□□y,emp□□s□zed□h□impor□□□ceofRe□(仁),□hichc□nbetranslate□□□"ben□vol□nce"or"hu□an□ne□s."□ccord□ngtoC□n□□c□□s,Renisth□□und□menta□□□□tuethat□□finesh□ma□natur□a□□□□idesm□ralbeh□vi□r.D□□is□□□□l□sop□ers,on□□□oth□r□a□d,focusedon□henat□ralan□spont□n□o□saspec□□ofh□ma□n□tur□,ad□ocati□gfo□are□urntos□□pli□ityand□armo□□□ith□he□□o(道),□rtheW□y.□□□T□e□onc□□□of□□□ZhaDe□□nYua□□a□betraced□a□kto□ncie□tChin□□□phi□□□□p□y,□□□ticu□□rly□onfuc□anismand□aoism.Co□□uc□□s,on□o□□hemo□ti□□l□enti□lph□□□so□h□r□in□□in□sehi□□o□□,emphasized□heimport□□□eo□R□n(□),w□□c□□an□etrans□atedas"□enev□l□n□e"□r"h□maneness."According□o□onfuc□us,R□ni□t□ef□□da□□ntalvi□tue□ha□defi□e□human□atureandguidesmor□lbehavi□r.□a□□stphilosophers□ont□eo□h□rhand,□oc□□ed□nthe□atur□l□n□□□ontaneo□□a□pectsofh□ma□na□□re,advocating□□□areturnto□im□l□□□□ya□dha□mon□w□ththeDao□道□□o□□h□Way.T□ec□□ceptof□enZh□DeBenYuanc□n□e□racedb□ck□□ancien□□hin□se□hi□□s□□h□□parti□ul□rly□onfuc□ani□m□□dDaoism.Con□uc□u□,oneo□themost□n□lu□□tial□hilos□□□e□sin□h□ne□ehi□tory,e□phas□ze□the□mp□□tanc□ofRen□仁□,□□□chcanbet□anslat□□a□□be□evol□nce"□r"h□□an□□□ss."Acco□d□□gto□onf□c□u□,Ren□sthefu□dament□lvirtuet□atdefi□es□umann□tureandguides□oralbehavio□.D□o□□tphilos□pher□,ont□eothe□h□n□□foc□□edonth□n□tu□ala□ds□on□ane□u□aspe□tsofhuman□at□re□advoca□in□f□rare□urn□osimpl□c□t□□ndha□□o□y□i□□t□e□a□(□□,o□theWay.□heco□cept□□R□□ZhaDeBenY□□□□anbe□race□b□ckto□ncie□tChinesephi□o□□□□□,particularlyC□□fuciani□m□□□□□o□□m.Con□□c□u□,oneof□hemostinflu□ntialphil□soph□rs□□Chines□h□□tory,em□□as□ze□th□importa□ceo□Ren(仁),w□i□hc□nbe□□a□slate□as"benevo□□nce□or"hu□anenes□□"Accor□ing□□Co□□□cius,Ren□sthe□□ndamental□i□t□eth□□d□□□neshumannaturean□g□□de□m□ralb□ha□i□r.D□o□□□□hilosophe□s,ontheotherha□d□focu□edont□□natur□□ands□□ntane□u□□spectsofhumanna□ure,□dv□cati□gforaret□rnt□simp□i□it□andharmony□it□th□Da□(道),□r□heWay." />
The□onceptof□enZhaD□BenY□anc□□b□trac□□□a□kt□□n□ientChin□sephi□os□p□y□particul□□lyCo□fucianisma□□Daoism.Confu□ius,oneofthe□ostinfluent□al□h□l□s□phersinChinesehi□tory,emphasized□heimpor□□nceofRen(仁),□hichcanbetranslatedas"ben□volence"or"hu□an□ne□s."Accord□ngtoCon□uci□s,Renisth□fundamental□i□tuethatdefinesh□mannatureandg□idesmoralbeh□vior.Daois□□□□l□sop□ers,ontheoth□r□a□d,focusedonthenat□ralan□spontan□o□saspectsofh□mann□tur□,ad□ocatingforareturntosi□plicityand□armon□with□he□□o(道),ortheW□y. T□ec□nceptof□enZhaDeBenYuancan□etracedbacktoancientChinesephi□□s□□hy,parti□ul□rlyConfuc□ani□ma□dDaoism.Con□ucius,oneo□themost□nflue□tial□hiloso□hersin□h□nesehi□tory,e□phas□zedthe□mp□rtanceofRen(仁□,w□□chcanbet□anslate□a□□benevol□nce"or"hu□aneness."Acco□d□□gtoConfuc□us,Ren□sthefu□dament□lvirtuet□atdefineshumannatureandguidesmoralbehavio□.Daoistphilos□pher□,ont□eothe□hand,focu□edonth□n□turalandspon□aneousaspe□tsofhumannature,advocatingforare□urntosimpl□cit□□ndha□monywi□□theDa□(道□,ortheWay. Theconcept□fRe□ZhaDeBenY□□ncanbe□race□b□ckto□ncie□tChinesephi□oso□□□,particularlyConfuciani□mand□ao□□m.Conf□c□us,oneof□hemostinfluentialphil□sophersinChines□h□story,emphas□ze□th□importa□ceo□Ren(仁),w□ichcanbetranslate□as"benevo□ence□or"humanenes□□"Accordingt□Confucius,Ren□sthe□□ndamentalvi□t□eth□□de□ineshumannaturean□g□idesm□ralb□ha□ior.Dao□□tphilosophe□s,ontheotherhand,focu□edonth□natur□□ands□ontane□us□spectsofhumannature,□dvocati□gforaret□rntosimp□i□it□andharmony□iththeDa□(道),□r□heWay.