Theco□ceptofRenZhaD□BenYua□canbetracedbacktoanc□entChinesep□ilosoph□,particu□arlyC□□fu□ianismandDaoism.C□nfucius,□n□ofthemostinflue□□ialp□ilosophersinChin□□ehistory,em□hasiz□dthei□p□rt□□ceofR□n□仁),w□ichcan□etra□slatedas"benevolence"o□"humanenes□."Acc□r□ingt□□o□fuci□s,Renisthefundamentalvirtuethatdefi□esh□□anna□u□e□□dguidesmora□behav□or.Dao□□□philosophers□□ntheotherhand,focu□edonthen□t□ral□ndspontan□ous□spectsofhumannatur□,ad□□catingforar□tu□n□o□implicityandharmonywitht□eDao(道□,□□t□eWay.□> T□econceptof□enZ□aDeB□n□□an□anbetr□c□dbac□toanc□ent□hinesep□i□o□oph□,part□cularly□onfuc□□□i□man□Daoism□Con□ucius,oneofthem□st□nfluentialphil□sop□ersinChinese□isto□y,emphas□zedthei□portanceofRen(仁□,whi□hcanbet□anslate□□s"be□e□olence"or"□□maneness."A□co□dingtoCo□fuci□s,□enis□hefundamen□alvir□□ethatdefine□humannature□ndg□id□smoralbehav□□r.Daoistphilosop□ers,ontheot□□r□an□,focu□□donthe□aturalandsp□nt□neousaspectsofhumannat□re,a□□o□a□ing□□rareturntos□□plic□tyandh□rmonyw□□htheDao(□),□rtheWay.<□p> Theconcepto□□e□Zha□□BenYua□can□et□acedbac□toancientChinesephilosophy,p□rt□□□l□□lyCo□fucianism□ndDa□ism.Confucius,o□eofthemostinfl□entialp□ilosoph□rsinChin□seh□s□o□y,emphasizedt□eim□ortance□fRen(仁□,wh□chc□nbetranslate□as□benevo□e□ce"or"humanen□ss."AccordingtoConfu□ius,Renist□efu□damenta□virt□ethatd□□i□eshumanna□ure□□□guide□mo□albeh□vior□Dao□stphilo□ophers,ontheotherhand,focuse□onthen□tura□□ndspontaneousaspectsofhumannature,advocatingforaretur□□osimplicityandharm□nywith□h□Dao(□),ortheWay. Theconcep□o□RenZhaD□Ben□uanc□□betracedbacktoancientChineseph□l□s□phy,particu□arlyConf□□ian□s□andDaoism.Co□fucius,o□eo□themostinfluen□ialph□los□phersinChi□e□ehistory,emphasi□edtheim□□rtanceofR□n(仁),w□ic□canbetr□n□latedas"□□ne□ole□ce"or"humaneness.□Accord□□g□□□□nfu□ius,Renisth□fu□dament□lvirtuethatdef□nesh□□ann□tureand□uidesmora□be□av□or.Daoistphiloso□hers,ontheo□□e□hand,□□□□sed□nt□en□tu□alandspon□aneousasp□c□sofhum□nnature,advocatingforaret□rntosimplicityandharmonywiththeD□o(道),orthe□ay.