Theconcept□□R□nZha□eB□nYu□□canbetracedb□□ktoanci□n□Chin□□e□h□losophy,parti□ular□□Co□□ucianis□a□□D□oism□Co□□□□□□s□one□fthemos□in□lue□ti□lp□il□□o□□□□s□nC□□nese□is□ory,emp□as□zedth□imp□rtanceofRen□□)□w□ic□□anb□transl□t□□as"benevolen□e"o□□□uma□e□□ss."Acco□dingtoCon□□cius□Renisthefundam□n□al□irt□eth□tde□inesh□□an□atu□□and□u□de□m□ralbehavior.D□oistphi□□sop□e□s,o□theot□e□h□□d,f□cu□□donthe□aturalandspo□taneousaspect□of□□mannature,adv□catin□foraretu□□□□□implici□□and□ar□ony□it□theDao□□□,□rtheWay." />
Thec□nceptofRenZhaDeBen□□ancan□etracedba□ktoancien□Chinesephilo□ophy,particul□□lyCon□□cia□ismandDa□□sm□C□nfucius,oneofthemostinfl□e□□□alphilos□p□□rsin□hinesehist□ry,emphasized□heimp□rt□□ceof□en(□),whichcanbetra□□latedas"benevolence"o□"□uman□ness□□Acc□rdingtoConfucius□Re□isthefunda□□ntalvirtuethatd□fineshum□nnatureandguid□smoral□eh□v□or.Daoi□t□hi□oso□hers,ontheoth□r□and,□ocusedonthen□tura□andspontaneou□aspectsofh□mann□ture,ad□ocatingforareturntosimpl□cityan□harmonyw□ththe□ao(道□,ortheWay. TheconceptofRenZhaD□Be□Yuanca□bet□□ced□a□k□oancientCh□nesephi□osophy,particularl□Confuc□anis□andDaois□.C□nfucius,on□oft□emostin□luentialp□ilo□ophersinChi□e□e□istory,emph□sizedtheimportanceofRen(仁),wh□chcanbe□□anslate□□s"benevolen□e"□□□hum□neness□□AccordingtoConfucius,□enisth□□u□da□entalvirtuethatdef□neshumannatur□a□dgu□desm□ralbehavi□r.D□□is□philoso□he□s,onth□o□h□rhan□□focus□donthenatu□alandspontaneou□asp□ctsofhumannatur□□a□vocatingfora□etu□ntosimp□icityandharm□nyw□thth□Dao(道),or□heWay. T□e□once□tofRenZhaDeBenYuan□anb□tracedb□ckt□anci□ntChines□p□□l□s□□hy,pa□ticularlyConfu□ian□smandDaoism□Con□□ci□s,o□eofthemostin□lue□□ialphil□□op□e□sinChinesehi□tory□emphasi□edtheimp□rtan□e□fRe□(仁)□w□□c□c□nbetr□n□l□tedas"benevolence"or"huma□□nes□.□AccordingtoConfuci□s□R□nis□hef□ndamentalvirtu□that□efin□shuma□n□tureandg□idesmora□b□havio□.Daoist□hil□s□pher□,ontheotherhand,focusedont□e□□turalan□s□□ntaneous□spe□tsofhumannature,□dvocat□n□forareturn□o□implicitya□dharmonywitht□eDao□□),ortheWay□ TheconceptofR□nZhaDeB□nYu□ncanbetracedba□ktoanci□n□Chine□e□h□losophy,particular□yCo□□ucianisman□D□oism□Co□□□ci□s,one□fthemos□influe□tialphil□□o□□ers□nC□□nesehistory,emphasizedth□imp□rtanceofRen□□)□w□ic□□anb□transl□t□das"benevolence"o□"□umanen□ss."Acco□dingtoCon□ucius,Renisthefundam□n□al□irtuethatdefinesh□man□atu□□andgu□de□moralbehavior.D□oistphil□sophe□s,o□theothe□h□nd,focu□edonthenaturalandspo□taneousaspect□ofh□mannature,advocatin□forareturn□o□implicit□andhar□ony□it□theDao(□),ortheWay.