Th□conceptof□□n□□aDeBe□Yuanca□□etra□edb□cktoancientC□□ne□e□h□loso□hy□par□icularlyConfuc□anismand□ao□sm.Conf□ci□s□on□□fthem□s□influ□ntialphiloso□hersinChi□es□h□s□ory,□mpha□iz□dtheimport□n□□of□□n(仁),whic□ca□b□□ra□s□at□das"ben□vo□ence"or"h□man□n□□s."□cc□r□ingtoC□□□u□iu□□Renisthefun□amentalvir□u□t□atde□inesh□m□nn□□ur□and□ui□es□oralbe□avi□r.Dao□stph□l□soph□rs,□□th□other□an□,□oc□s□dont□□na□u□aland□□o□ta□□ousaspe□t□ofhu□an□□□□re□advo□atin□for□ret□rn□osim□lici□yand□a□monyw□t□theDa□(道),orthe□ay.Theconc□ptofRe□ZhaDeB□nYu□ncan□e□□acedb□ck□oan□ientCh□ne□ep□□□osoph□,particular□y□□□f□□□anism□n□Dao□□□□Confucius,oneo□t□□m□s□influ□n□□alphi□osophe□sinChi□eseh□□□o□y,e□phasized□h□i□p□r□anceofRen□仁)□w□□ch□an□et□a□sla□edas"□□nev□l□nce"o□"h□m□nene□s.□A□cor□i□□t□Conf□cius,□e□is□hefunda□□nt□□□irtue□□atdef□□□□h□m□n□atur□andg□□□□s□oralbeh□vior.D□oistp□□l□sop□ers,o□□heo□h□rh□nd,□ocus□donth□nat□ra□and□ponta□□ou□a□□e□tso□h□□□n□ature,ad□ocat□ngf□r□□etu□n□osimplic□□ya□dharmo□y□it□th□□ao(道)□o□□heWay□□he□onceptofRenZhaDeB□n□uanc□□be□raced□a□kt□□ncien□C□i□esep□ilo□□p□□,□□rti□□lar□y□on□□c□an□sma□dD□oism.Co□fuci□□,oneofthemo□t□n□luentia□phi□o□o□hersinCh□nesehist□□y□e□phas□□edthe□m□□rtan□□o□R□n(仁),whi□hca□be□□an□□□teda□"b□□evole□□e"□r□□umanenes□.□Acco□di□gtoCo□f□c□us,R□n□□the□□nd□□e□talvi□t□et□□t□ef□ne□□um□n□a□□□e□ndg□idesmoralb□hav□or□□□oi□tph□los□p□e□s□ontheo□herh□nd,fo□used□□t□enatura□□□□sp□n□aneous□spects□fhumanna□ure□ad□ocatingforaret□rntos□m□l□□i□yan□ha□m□nywithth□Dao(□),o□t□eW□y.Thec□nceptofRenZhaDe□□nY□ancanb□trac□d□□c□□□anci□□□Ch□nese□hilosophy,particularly□onf□□ianism□□dDao□sm.C□□□u□i□□□on□□ft□□mosti□□□uen□ialp□ilosoph□□si□Chinese□is□ory,emp□as□zedtheimpo□□□nc□ofR□n□□),whichc□n□et□a□sl□t□das"□enev□□ence"□□□humane□es□.□Acc□rd□n□toConf□c□us,Reni□thef□n□a□□ntalvir□ue□ha□defi□eshumannatur□□ndguid□□moral□eh□□ior□Dao□□tp□□□o□□p□e□□,on□heo□herh□□d,□o□□□□d□nthena□□r□lands□□□taneous□spec□s□f□u□a□n□t□re,advocatingforar□turn□osi□p□□cit□andharmonywithth□D□o□道□,orthe□ay." />
Theconce□tofRenZhaD□BenYu□ncanbetra□edbacktoancientChinesephi□□sophy□□articul□rlyConfuc□anismandDaois□.C□□fu□iu□□oneofthemo□□influen□ialphilos□□□ersinChi□e□e□istory□□mphasizedtheimp□rtanc□ofRen(□),which□anbetranslate□as□ben□v□le□□e"or"h□mane□ess."Acc□□ding□□Conf□cius,R□nisthefundamentalvirtuethatdefineshum□nn□tu□□□ndguides□oralbehavi□r.Daoist□hilosophers□ontheotherhand,□oc□sedonthe□at□ralandspo□t□neousaspectsofhum□nna□ure,advoc□ting□orareturn□osimplicity□ndharm□□ywi□hthe□ao(道),orthe□ay□ □heconc□p□ofRenZhaDeBenYuanca□betracedbacktoancie□tChines□phil□s□□hy,□□□ticu□arlyConfucianismandDaoism.□on□ucius,oneofthemo□tinfluentialphilosophers□nCh□ne□□h□story,e□□ha□izedtheimportanc□□fRen(仁),whi□hcanbetranslatedas□b□nev□l□nce"or"□uma□eness□"Acc□rd□□gtoConfuciu□,R□nisthefun□ament□lvirtuethat□e□ineshumannatu□eandg□id□smoralbehav□or□Da□□s□phi□osophers,onthe□□herhand,fo□usedonthenat□ralands□on□an□o□□□s□□c□s□fhumannature,advocati□□forareturntosim□l□cityan□harmo□ywith□heDao(道),□rtheWa□.□/p> Th□conceptof□enZ□aDeBe□Yuanca□□etracedb□cktoancientCh□ne□eph□loso□hy,par□icularlyConfuc□anismandDao□sm.Conf□ci□s,one□fthem□stinflu□ntialphilosophersinChi□eseh□story,□mpha□izedtheimportan□eofR□n(仁),whichca□b□tra□s□at□das"benevo□ence"or"h□man□n□ss."Acc□rdingtoCo□□u□iu□,Renisthefundamentalvir□u□thatde□inesh□mannatureand□uides□oralbe□avior.Daoistph□losophers,o□theotherhand,□oc□sedont□□naturaland□□ontan□ousaspect□ofhumanna□□re□advocatin□forareturntosim□licityand□armonywiththeDao(道),orthe□ay. Theconc□ptofRenZhaDeBenYuancanbe□□acedb□cktoancientCh□nesep□ilosoph□,particular□yC□nf□□□anisman□Daoi□m□Confucius,oneofthem□stinflu□nt□alphi□osophe□sinChineseh□sto□y,emphasized□h□i□p□rtanceofRen□仁)□w□□chcanbetransla□edas"b□nevolence"or"hum□neness.□Accordi□gtoConf□cius,□e□isthefunda□□nta□virtue□hatdef□□□shuman□atureandg□□□□s□oralbeh□vior.Daoistph□l□sop□ers,o□theo□h□rh□nd,□ocus□donthenat□ra□and□pontan□ou□as□ectso□hu□an□ature,ad□ocat□ngf□ra□etu□ntosimplic□□ya□dharmo□y□it□th□□ao(道),ortheWay□ □heconceptofRenZhaDeB□nYuanc□nbe□raced□a□kt□□ncientC□inesephilo□op□y,□□rtic□larly□onfuc□anismandDaoism.Co□fuci□s,oneofthemostinfluentia□philosophersinCh□nesehisto□y□e□phas□□edtheim□ortan□eofR□n(仁),whi□hcanbe□□anslateda□"b□□evole□ce"□r□humanenes□.□AccordingtoConf□cius,R□nisthef□nd□□entalvi□t□ethat□efine□□uman□a□u□e□ndg□idesmoralb□havior□□□oistph□losophers□ontheotherh□nd,focusedont□enatura□□n□spontaneousaspects□fhumannature□ad□ocatingforareturntos□m□l□ci□yan□ha□m□nywithth□Dao(□),o□theWay. TheconceptofRenZhaDe□enY□ancanbetrac□d□□ckt□ancie□tCh□nese□hilosophy,particularlyConfu□ianism□□dDaoism.C□n□u□ius,one□fth□mosti□f□uentialp□ilosophersinChinese□istory,emp□asizedtheimpor□anc□ofRen□□),whichcan□etra□slatedas"□enev□□ence"□□□humane□es□.□Accord□n□toConfucius,Reni□thefun□a□entalvirtuethatdefineshumannatur□andguid□□moralbeha□ior.Dao□□tphi□o□□phe□□,ontheo□herh□nd,□o□□□□donthena□□ralandspo□taneous□spec□s□f□u□ann□t□re,advocatingforar□turn□osi□plicityandharmonywithth□D□o(道),ortheWay.