Theconcept□fR□□ZhaD□BenYua□ca□□□tr□□e□□□cktoancientC□in□sephilo□o□hy,pa□ticularlyCo□□□□ia□ismandD□ois□□C□nfuciu□,oneo□themostinfl□e□t□□lphilos□p□□□sinChinese□i□□ory,emp□asizedt□eim□o□ta□□eofRen□仁□□wh□□hc□n□e□ran□□□□edas"□ene□o□□□□e"or"h□m□n□ness□"Accor□i□gtoCo□fu□ius,Reni□thef□nd□□□ntalv□r□ue□hatde□ines□uman□atureandguide□mor□l□ehav□□r□□a□istphilosop□□rs,□ntheotherh□n□,focused□nt□e□atural□n□s□□ntaneou□□spe□tsof□□ma□na□u□e□□□vo□a□i□gforar□turntosimpli□itya□d□armon□with□heDao(道)□ortheWa□.□□e□□ncep□ofRe□Zha□□Be□Y□ancan□etracedb□cktoanc□□□□C□inese□hilos□phy□particu□a□□y□onfuc□□□ismandDaoi□m.Confu□ius,oneo□themostinfluential□□il□sop□ersi□□hine□e□istor□□□□p□□size□□h□im□ort□n□e□fR□n(□),□□ic□can□etranslat□das"benev□le□ce"or"□□ma□e□□s□.□Acc□rdingt□Co□□u□ius,Renisthefu□dament□lv□rtu□tha□defi□esh□m□nna□□□eandgu□desmora□b□h□vio□□□aoistp□ilos□phers□o□theotherhand□foc□sedon□□enatu□□landsp□nt□□eousa□pects□□huma□n□tur□□a□vocating□o□a□e□urn□osi□□□ici□□□nd□a□monywit□th□□□o(道)□o□t□eWay." />
TheconceptofRen□haDeBe□Yuanc□nbetracedbacktoanc□en□□□ine□□philosophy,particul□□lyConfucianisman□Daoism.Confu□ius,oneofthemo□tinfl□ent□al□hilosophersinC□inesehist□ry,em□hasizedthei□por□□nceof□en(□),whichca□betransl□tedas"be□□volen□e"□r"huma□enes□.□A□cording□□Co□fucius,Reni□the□□ndament□lvir□uethatd□fi□eshuma□natur□andguide□moralbehavior.Dao□stph□losophers,onth□otherhand,focu□edon□hena□ural□ndspontaneou□□□□e□tsofh□□a□natu□e,advocatingfora□eturntos□mplici□y□ndha□monywiththeDao□□),o□theWay. □heconcep□ofRenZhaDeBenYuanc□nbetr□cedback□oanc□□ntChi□esephilos□ph□,particula□□□Confucianis□andDao□sm.□onfucius,oneof□hem□□tin□luentia□ph□los□phersinCh□n□se□i□tory,emph□sizedt□eimportanceofRen(仁),□h□chcan□etra□slate□as"□□nev□le□ce"or"□umane□□s□."According□□Co□fucius,Renisthef□ndam□ntalvirt□et□a□defineshu□a□n□t□rean□guides□o□a□behav□□r.Daoistphilosophers,on□h□otherha□d,□ocusedonth□na□u□alan□□pontane□usa□pectso□hu□anna□ure,advocatin□forareturntosim□lici□□andharmony□iththeDa□(道),ortheW□□. TheconceptofRenZhaDeBenYua□ca□betr□ced□□cktoancientChinesephiloso□hy,pa□ticularlyCo□□□□ianismandD□ois□□C□nfuciu□,oneo□themostinfl□enti□lphilosoph□□sinChinese□i□tory,emphasizedt□eimpo□tanceofRen□仁□,wh□chc□nbe□rans□a□edas"□ene□o□□nce"or"human□ness."Accor□ingtoConfucius,Reni□thefund□m□ntalv□rtue□hatdefines□uman□atureandguide□moralbehavi□r.Daoistphilosop□□rs,□ntheotherh□n□,focusedont□enaturalan□s□□ntaneousaspectsofh□ma□nature,□dvo□a□ingforar□turntosimplicitya□d□armon□with□heDao(道)□ortheWa□.