Theconceptof□en□ha□□B□nYu□ncanbetr□cedbackto□ncientChinesephil□sop□y,pa□ti□□larly□on□uc□anisma□dDaois□.Conf□□iu□,on□□f□h□mosti□fluenti□lph□□□sophe□s□n□hi□e□□his□or□,□□phasizedthe□mp□□t□nceo□Re□(仁),which□□nb□translatedas"ben□volence"or"hu□□neness."Ac□o□□ing□□□on□ucius,R□□i□th□fun□ame□talvir□ue□□atdefi□e□h□mannat□r□andguides□□□albeha□□□□□D□o□s□philo□op□□r□,o□theot□erh□n□□□□cus□□onth□nat□ra□a□□□pont□neousaspectsofhu□annature,advoca□in□□o□ar□turntos□mplicityandharmo□y□i□ht□e□ao(道),ort□□□a□□□h□co□ce□□□fRenZ□aD□□□n□ua□ca□betracedb□c□toa□cien□C□i□es□ph□□oso□□y,part□cu□arl□Confu□□an□s□andDa□ism.Con□□c□u□,□n□□fthemostinfluen□i□l□□□□□s□ph□rsi□□hi□□s□□□□t□□y,em□□asiz□□theimporta□□eofRen(□)□whichcanb□trans□atedas"ben□volen□e"or"huma□eness."A□cordingtoConfuc□□s,□eni□t□efundament□lvirtu□th□tdef□ne□□□man□at□re□□d□u□□esmo□□□beh□vio□□Dao□stp□□losophe□s,□□th□□t□□r□a□d,□oc□□e□on□□enatural□nd□□ontan□□us□□pect□ofhum□nnatu□□□a□voc□tingf□ra□etu□ntosi□□l□city□n□ha□□ony□iththeDao(道□□orth□□□y.T□ec□n□eptofR□nZhaDeBenY□ancan□et□□c□dbac□toa□□ien□□□inesep□i□osophy,pa□□ic□larlyCo□fucian□□m□□□Daoi□m.□on□ucius,one□ft□e□□sti□fluent□□□□hilosoph□r□□nChine□ehi□tory,emphas□□e□theimp□r□an□eof□□n□□),w□ich□□nbetranslate□as"□enev□□en□e"or"□um□□en□ss."A□cordingto□o□□□ci□s,Ren□sthe□und□ment□lvirtuethatdefin□s□□mannat□□ea□d□□id□s□o□□l□eh□v□or□Da□is□p□□□□soph□rs□ontheothe□hand,□ocu□edonthen□t□r□l□ndspontane□usa□pects□fhuma□□atu□e□adv□ca□i□□fo□□returntos□mpl□□ity□n□har□□nyw□□hthe□ao(道)□o□□h□Way□" />
Thec□nc□ptofRenZhaDeBenYuancanbet□acedbac□toanc□ent□hineseph□lo□oph□,particularl□Confucianisma□dDaoism.Co□fucius,oneofthemostin□luenti□lphil□□o□hersin□hineseh□story,emp□asizedth□importan□eofRen(仁)□wh□c□can□etrans□atedas□benevolence"or"hum□nene□s□"Ac□□rdi□gto□onfucius,□□n□sthefunda□ent□lvirtuethatdefineshumanna□u□e□ndg□idesmoralbehavior.Daois□ph□l□so□he□s,ontheotherhand,foc□sedo□thenatur□landsp□nta□□□usaspectsofhuman□atu□e,ad□ocatingfo□areturntosimpli□ityand□a□□onywiththeDao(道)□ort□e□□y□<□□> T□ec□nce□tofR□nZhaDeBenYuanc□nbetr□cedbacktoanci□ntC□inesep□ilosophy,particularlyCo□fucia□ismandDa□is□.□onfu□iu□,oneofthem□s□i□fluential□h□□oso□hersinCh□□esehistory,emphasiz□dt□eimportanceofRen□仁),whic□□anb□transla□eda□"b□nevol□nc□"o□"humanen□ss."AccordingtoConfucius,Ren□st□efunda□entalvirtuetha□d□f□neshu□□nnatu□ean□gu□desm□ralbeh□v□□r.D□oistphilo□ophers,ontheo□herhand,fo□us□donth□nat□□al□ndsp□nta□eous□□□ectsofh□m□nnature,□dv□c□tingfora□eturntosi□plicity□nd□arm□nyw□t□theDao(道)□orth□Way.<□p> □p>TheconceptofRenZhaD□BenYu□ncanbetr□cedbacktoancientChinesephilosop□y,partic□larlyCon□ucianismandDaoism.Conf□ciu□,one□fth□mosti□fluenti□lph□□□sophe□sinChinesehistor□,□mphasizedtheimportanceo□Re□(仁),which□□nbetranslatedas"ben□volence"or"humaneness."Ac□or□ingt□□onfucius,Re□isth□fun□ame□talvir□ue□□atdefine□h□mannat□reandguidesmo□albeha□□□r.Dao□s□philosop□□r□,o□theotherhan□□□□cusedonth□natura□a□d□pontaneousaspectsofhumannature,advoca□in□□o□areturntos□mplicityandharmo□ywitht□e□ao(道),ortheWay□ □heconcep□□fRenZ□aDeB□nYuancanbetracedbac□toa□cien□Chi□es□phi□oso□hy,part□cularl□Confuc□an□s□andDa□ism.Con□□cius,□ne□fthemostinfluen□ialp□□l□s□phersinChi□ese□□st□□y,em□□asiz□dtheimportan□eofRen(仁)□whichcanb□translatedas"benevolen□e"or"huma□eness."A□cordingtoConfucius,□enist□efundament□lvirtueth□tdef□ne□humannature□ndgu□desmo□□lbehavior□Dao□stp□□losophers,□□th□□t□erha□d,□oc□se□onthenatural□nd□□ontan□□us□□pect□ofhum□nnatu□□,a□vocatingf□ra□eturntosi□□l□city□ndharmony□iththeDao(道)□ortheW□y.