The□oncepto□Re□ZhaDeB□□Y□ancan□□□□a□e□backt□anc□en□□□□nes□ph□lo□ophy□□□rtic□□□□ly□onfucianismand□a□□sm.□□n□ucius,oneofthemostin□luentia□philosophersi□Chines□□isto□y,emp□asizedtheimpo□□a□ce□□Ren(仁□,whichc□□betr□n□late□as□□e□□volenc□"o□"□umane□ess.□Accordi□□□□Co□fuciu□□Renist□ef□□d□m□nt□lvi□t□et□□□define□humannatureandg□idesmora□b□h□v□or.□aoistphi□osop□□□□,ontheoth□rh□nd,f□cu□□do□t□en□tur□□ands□□□□aneousaspec□sofhum□n□a□ure,advo□atin□f□□□retu□n□o□im□lici□yand□□□□□□□□ith□heD□o(道)□orthe□ay.□□□>Th□c□nceptof□en□h□DeBenY□□ncanbet□□ce□b□ckto□ncient□hine□□p□i□osoph□□particu□a□lyConfu□ia□is□and□aoi□m□□□□f□cius□on□o□□hemos□influentialph□l□sophersi□C□ine□e□i□tor□,e□phas□zed□heim□□rta□□□ofR□n(仁),wh□□□canbet□an□lat□das□be□ev□len□e"or"□□manenes□."□□cordingtoConfuciu□,Ren□sthef□□□□□entalv□rt□et□atdefinesh□m□n□atu□e□□dguide□m□ralbeh□vi□r.Da□i□t□□i□osop□e□s,□ntheothe□□a□d,□ocusedon□□ena□urala□□sp□□tan□o□sasp□ctsof□□manna□□r□,advo□atingfo□□□et□rntosi□□□□cit□andh□rmon□withtheDao□□),o□theWay.Th□c□nc□pt□□RenZhaDe□en□□an□anbetracedbackt□a□□i□□t□h□ne□ephil□sop□□,p□r□□□ularl□Con□u□i□n□s□andD□o□s□.Con□uc□us,oneofthem□□t□□fluentia□p□iloso□he□sinC□□□eseh□story,e□pha□i□edtheimpo□□□nc□o□R□n(□),□hi□□□a□bet□□nslated□s"□enev□le□ce"or"humanen□ss□"□ccord□ng□□Co□□uciu□,□e□i□□h□fu□□□me□talv□rtu□that□efines□□m□□natureand□□ides□□□al□□□avio□.Dao□stp□il□sop□□rs□□□th□o□h□r□□nd,f□cu□edon□□□naturalandsp□n□aneou□□spect□□fhuma□natur□,adv□c□t□n□□or□□etur□□□si□□□□cit□□□□har□o□ywitht□e□a□(道)□□□th□W□y□□□p>□□eco□□□pto□R□nZh□DeB□n□□a□canbetr□□edba□ktoa□ci□ntC□i□es□phi□osophy,pa□t□c□la□lyC□nf□cia□□sma□dDa□is□.Confuc□u□□oneofthemo□tin□□u□ntialph□los□phersinChinesehistory□□m□ha□i□□□thei□□ortanc□□□□e□□仁□,w□□chca□□etran□□□tedas"□ene□olen□e□□r"humane□□□s."A□□o□□in□to□o□f□cius,Reni□thefu□□a□□ntalv□□tu□□□a□□efines□uman□ature□nd□ui□esmoral□eh□vior□Da□i□tp□ilos□pher□,on□he□the□ha□□,foc□□□d□nthenat□raland□□ont□□e□usaspe□□sofhumannature□adv□cat□□gfo□are□urntos□mplic□ty□ndha□mo□ywit□theD□o□道),□rt□eWay." />
Theconcepto□RenZha□eBenYuanca□betra□edbacktoa□cientChineseph□□□sophy,□articularlyC□nf□□ianism□ndDaoism.Conf□□□us,o□eofthemostinfl□□□tialphil□sop□e□si□Chinesehist□ry,□mphasizedtheim□ortanceofRe□(仁),whichcanbetran□□□□ed□s"benevolen□e"or"human□ne□s.□□ccordingtoCo□fuci□s,□□nis□hefundamentalvirtue□hatdefi□e□huma□□aturea□dguides□oralbehavior.Daoistphilosophers□ontheotherhand,□ocusedo□thenatura□andspon□a□eous□spec□sofhumanna□ure,a□□□□atingforaretur□tosimp□icityandharmony□ithth□Dao(道),ortheWay. Th□conceptof□en□h□DeBenYu□ncanbet□□cedb□cktoancient□hines□p□ilosoph□,particu□a□lyConfu□ia□ismand□aoism.C□nf□cius,oneo□□hemostinfluentialph□losophersinChine□e□i□tor□,emphasized□heim□□rtan□□ofRen(仁),whi□□canbetran□latedas□be□evolence"or"□umaneness."AccordingtoConfucius,Renisthef□□d□mentalvirtuethatdefineshuman□atu□ea□dguidesm□ralbehavior.Daoist□hi□osop□ers,□ntheothe□□a□d,□ocusedon□henaturala□dspontaneousasp□ctsof□umannat□re,advo□atingforareturntosim□□icityandh□rmonywiththeDao□道),o□theWay.<□p> Th□c□ncept□□RenZhaDe□en□uan□anbetracedbackt□a□□ientChinesephil□sop□y,par□□□ularlyConfu□i□nismandD□ois□.Con□ucius,oneofthem□□tinfluentia□philoso□he□sinC□□neseh□story,e□phasizedtheimpor□□nceofR□n(□),whi□□ca□bet□□nslatedas"□enev□lence"or"humanen□ss."□ccord□ng□oCo□fuciu□,Re□is□hefu□d□mentalv□rtu□that□efines□um□nnatureand□uidesm□□albe□avior.Dao□stphil□soph□rs,□nth□other□□nd,focu□edon□□□naturalandspon□aneousaspect□□fhuma□nature,advocat□ng□ora□eturn□□si□□□□cit□□□dhar□o□ywiththeDa□(道)□□□th□W□y.□□p> □□eco□□□ptofRenZh□DeB□nYuancanbetracedbacktoa□ci□ntC□i□esephilosophy,partic□larlyC□nfucianismandDa□ism.Confuc□u□□oneofthemo□tinf□uentialph□losophersinChinesehistory,em□ha□ize□thei□portanc□ofRe□(仁),whichcan□etrans□□tedas"□ene□olence□or"humaneness."A□□o□din□to□onfucius,Reni□thefun□a□entalvi□tue□ha□defines□uman□ature□ndguidesmoral□ehavior□Da□istp□ilos□phers,on□heotherhan□,foc□sedonthenat□ralands□ont□□e□usaspe□tsofhumannature□adv□cat□□gforare□urntosimplic□tyandha□mo□ywiththeDao□道),□rt□eWay.<□p□ T□econceptofRenZhaD□BenY□ancanbetra□e□bac□□o□ncie□tChi□ese□□ilosophy,p□r□icularlyConfucianism□nd□ao□sm□Conf□cius,one□fthemostin□l□entialp□i□osop□ersinChineseh□story□emphasizedtheimp□rt□n□eo□Ren(仁),whichcanbetr□n□lat□d□s"b□nevolence"o□□humane□ess.□Accor□ingt□Confuci□s□Ren□sthefundamenta□virtuethatdefineshumannatureandgui□es□o□albe□avior.□aoi□tphi□o□□phers,onth□otherhand,focus□donthenaturalan□spontaneousa□pects□f□u□annature,advocatingf□raret□rn□□si□pli□ityand□□rmonywith□heDao(道),ortheWay.