TheconceptofRe□ZhaD□Be□Yua□c□nbetracedb□□ktoancientChine□ephi□oso□hy□pa□ticu□a□□□C□□fucian□sm□ndD□oi□□.Co□fuci□s□oneo□t□□□□sti□□lu□ntialphil□sophersi□□□□ne□ehisto□□□□□ph□□i□edtheimpo□t□□□eo□□en(□□,□h□chcanbet□a□sla□eda□□benev□lenc□"o□"humanen□□s."AccordingtoConfucius,□enisth□f□nd□m□□□alv□rtue□hatd□finesh□mann□□ureandgu□desmor□lbe□avio□□□□o□stphilosoph□□s,□n□heoth□rha□d,f□c□s□□onthe□a□uralands□o□□□n□o□s□sp□ct□□fh□mannature□□dv□cat□ngf□raretur□□os□mpli□i□yandh□rm□n□w□t□theD□o(道),o□theW□y.□□e□□□ceptofR□nZhaDeBenYu□nc□□betra□e□backtoancient□h□nese□hilosop□□,□ar□icularl□Confucian□smandDaoism□Confucius,□neoft□□mo□□□□flu□n□ialp□□lo□□p□ers□n□hi□□□e□□st□ry,emphas□□edth□import□nce□□□□n(仁),whic□□a□betranslat□d□s□ben□□o□e□ce"□r"hum□□en□s□."A□□o□ding□oConf□□i□s,Re□is□□e□unda□e□t□lvirtueth□td□fineshuman□atur□□n□gu□desmo□□lb□h□v□o□□Daoi□□□□i□o□o□□ers,o□theotherhan□,fo□□s□donth□naturalands□□n□□neous□spect□□fhu□an□at□re,adv□cating□or□retur□to□impl□c□ty□n□h□rmon□withthe□a□(道),o□the□ay." />
Theco□ceptofRe□Z□aDe□enYuancanbetraced□acktoancientChinese□hi□os□□hy,particularlyConfucia□ism□ndDaoism.Confucius,oneo□themostinfluentia□philos□phersinChin□sehist□□y,emph□sizedth□im□ortan□eof□en(仁),whic□canb□tra□slated□s"benevole□ce"or"human□ness."Ac□or□ingtoConf□cius,Renist□efund□mentalvirt□et□atdefi□eshu□annatureandgu□□esmo□a□behavior.Daois□p□ilos□phers,onth□otherhand,focuse□onth□nat□□al□ndspont□n□ousaspect□o□humann□ture,adv□catingforareturnt□s□mp□i□itya□dharmo□ywit□the□a□(道),o□t□eWay.□>□□>TheconceptofRenZhaDeBenYuanc□nbetracedba□ktoancientChine□ephilosophy,pa□ticu□a□lyC□nfucianismandD□oism.Confucius,oneofthe□ostin□luentialphil□sophersinC□□ne□ehistor□□□□ph□□i□edtheimport□□ceofRen(□),wh□chcanbetra□sla□edas□benevolenc□"o□"humanen□□s."AccordingtoConfucius,Renisthef□nd□m□n□alvirtue□hatdefinesh□mann□tureandgu□desmor□lbe□avio□.□ao□stphilosophe□s,on□heoth□rhand,foc□s□donthe□aturalands□o□□□n□ous□spect□ofh□mannature□□dvocat□ngforaretur□□os□mpli□i□yandh□rm□nyw□t□theDao(道),ortheW□y.□><□>□he□□nceptofR□nZhaDeBenYu□nca□betra□e□backtoancientCh□nese□hilosop□□,particularlyConfucian□smandDaoism□Confucius,oneofthemo□□□□fluen□ialp□□los□p□ersinChin□□eh□st□ry,emphas□zedth□importance□□□en(仁),whichcanbetranslat□das□bene□o□e□ce"or"hum□nenes□."Ac□ordingtoConf□ci□s,Renist□efundame□t□lvirtueth□td□fineshumannature□ndgu□desmoralb□h□v□o□□Daoi□tp□i□o□o□hers,o□theotherhand,fo□□s□donthenaturalands□□ntaneous□spect□□fhuman□at□re,advocating□oraretur□tosimplicity□ndh□rmonywiththe□a□(道),o□the□ay. TheconceptofRenZha□eBenY□ancanbetra□edbacktoancien□C□inesephi□os□phy,p□rtic□□arlyConfucia□is□a□□D□□□sm.□o□f□ci□□,oneofthemostinfluen□□alp□il□sophersinChinesehistory,emp□as□zedtheimpo□tanceofRen(□),whic□□anbet□a□slatedas"benevo□ence"or"humanen□ss."A□cording□oConfucius,□□nis□hefund□□entalvirtuethatd□fineshumannatureandg□idesmoralbehavior.Dao□stphilosoph□□s,ontheo□herh□nd,foc□sedonthenat□□□lan□spontaneousa□pectsofhumann□tu□□,advocatingfora□eturn□osimplic□tyandh□r□□ny□iththeDa□(道),ortheWay□