□□eco□cepto□R□nZhaD□Be□Y□an□anbe□□aced□acktoancie□tC□inesephi□o□□p□□,p□□t□cularlyConfucianisma□dDaoism.□onf□ci□s□o□e□f□□emo□tin□□uenti□lp□ilosoph□r□inC□inesehi□t□□y,empha□i□ed□hei□po□t□nc□o□□□n□仁)□wh□□h□anbe□r□n□l□ted□s"benevo□en□□"□r□□□ma□e□ess."□cc□rdingtoConfu□ius,□en□s□hefun□ament□lvirtu□thatd□□in□s□umanna□ur□a□dguid□s□ora□beha□i□r.Daoistphilosophe□s□o□t□eotherha□d,□ocusedo□thenat□rala□dsp□n□□neou□asp□cts□fhum□nnatu□e,advocati□gf□rar□turnto□impl□citya□□h□rmo□ywith□heDa□(道),□rt□e□ay□Thec□nc□□t□fRe□ZhaDeB□nYu□nc□nbetracedbackt□a□□ie□□Ch□□□□eph□losophy,partic□larlyConfucia□ism□nd□aoi□□.C□□fuc□u□,o□□□□themos□infl□□ntialphilosophe□si□□□ineseh□story□emph□s□zed□hei□p□r□□n□eofRe□□仁)□wh□□□c□n□□tran□l□□ed□□"b□nev□l□n□e"or"□□□□□e□ess."AccordingtoC□nfuciu□□R□n□sthef□ndamenta□□□rt□ethatdefi□esh□□ann□tureandguidesmoralbeh□□i□r.Daoi□t□hiloso□he□s,onth□othe□□□□□,□□□us□d□nth□n□t□ral□nds□ont□□eous□spects□□humannature,□dv□cati□gfor□retu□nto□□m□□ic□tyand□ar□□ny□ith□h□Dao□道),orth□Wa□□T□ec□ncep□ofR□nZh□D□BenYuan□□n□e□race□backtoanc□□n□C□ine□□□h□loso□hy,□□□t□cularl□C□□fuc□an□□man□□□□□□□.□o□fuci□s,□neoft□e□□s□influen□□□lp□□□o□op□□rs□□Chine□□history,e□pha□ized□h□imp□rtanc□□fRe□□□),which□anbe□rans□a□□□as"be□evol□□ce□or"humaneness."Ac□□r□□n□toC□nfuciu□,Renis□h□f□ndame□talvirtu□th□t□□□ine□hum□□nat□rea□d□ui□esmoralb□□avi□r.□aoi□tphiloso□□e□s,ontheotherhand,□o□u□edo□the□atural□ndspont□□eo□s□sp□cts□□□□ma□nature,ad□□□□tin□for□r□t□rn□os□mp□i□ity□□d□□rmonyw□tht□e□a□(道),o□theWay.□h□co□cep□ofRenZha□eBenYua□canbetra□e□□acktoa□□ie□□Chi□esep□i□os□phy□□□rticularl□Confuc□a□isman□D□oi□m□□onfuci□□,□neo□□□em□□□inf□uen□ialphilosophersinChines□histo□y,emphas□ze□t□eimport□nceofRe□(仁)□w□ichc□nbet□a□s□at□□□s"benevol□nce□□□"hum□n□n□ss."A□cordin□t□□on□uc□us,Re□□st□efundamentalvir□uet□□tdefineshuma□□□□urea□dguide□□oral□e□avior.□□oi□□□□ilosopher□,ontheoth□rh□□d,f□cu□e□onth□□□tura□□nd□□□nt□□eousaspe□tsofhuma□□□ture,a□vo□atingforare□□□n□osi□□licitya□dh□r□onyw□th□he□□□(道□,□rt□eWay.□□□>Theconcep□ofR□nZhaDeBenYuancanbetraced□acktoancie□tChin□sephi□osop□y,□ar□i□ula□ly□on□uciani□□an□D□oi□m.Conf□□□us,□□□ofthemosti□□l□e□□ia□□hiloso□□e□sinC□i□e□ehistor□□□□ph□□iz□□□hei□portance□fRen(仁)□wh□chcanbe□rans□ate□as"be□□volen□□"□r"□umanene□s□"Ac□o□d□ngtoC□nfu□ius,□enisthefu□d□men□□lvir□□e□hat□□fine□□uma□n□tur□andguid□□moralbehavior.Daoi□tp□ilosophers,□nthe□the□ha□d,□oc□□ed□□□he□□t□rala□d□pont□neous□spectso□h□man□atur□,adv□ca□□ngfora□eturnt□□i□pl□cit□a□dhar□□□ywit□theDao□道),□rtheWay." />
□□econceptofR□nZhaDeBenYuancanbet□acedbacktoancie□tC□inesephi□o□oph□,p□□t□cularlyConfucianismandDaoism.Confuci□s,o□e□f□□emostinf□uenti□lphilosoph□r□inC□inesehi□t□□y,empha□i□ed□hei□port□nceo□R□n(仁)□wh□□h□anbe□ran□l□tedas"benevolen□e"□r"huma□e□ess."AccordingtoConfu□ius,□enis□hefundament□lvirtu□thatd□□in□shumannatur□andguid□smora□behavior.Daoistphilosophers,ontheotherhand,□ocusedonthenaturala□dspon□aneou□aspectsofhumannature,advocatingf□rar□turntosimplicityan□harmonywith□heDa□(道),ort□e□ay. Theconc□□tofRe□ZhaDeBenYuanc□nbetracedbacktoan□ien□Chin□seph□losophy,particularlyConfucianism□nd□aoism.Confuc□u□,o□eo□themos□infl□entialphilosophe□si□C□ineseh□story,emphas□zed□hei□por□□n□eofRe□(仁)□wh□c□c□n□etransl□teda□"b□nev□l□nce"or"□u□a□eness."AccordingtoC□nfucius,Ren□sthef□ndamental□irt□ethatdefineshumann□tureandguidesmoralbeh□vior.Daoi□tphiloso□hers,onth□other□□n□,□o□us□d□nthen□t□ralandsponta□eous□spectso□humannature,□dv□cati□gforaretu□ntos□mp□ic□tyandhar□ony□ithth□Dao(道),orth□Wa□.<□p> T□econcep□ofR□nZh□DeBenYuan□□n□etrace□backtoanc□en□Chines□ph□loso□hy,p□rticularl□Co□fuc□an□sman□□aoi□m.Confucius,oneoft□em□s□influen□i□lp□□□osop□ers□nChine□□history,emphasized□h□importanc□□fRen□□),whichcanbetrans□at□das"benevole□ce□or"humaneness."Ac□or□□n□toConfucius,Renisthef□ndame□talvirtueth□tdefine□hum□nnaturea□dguidesmoralb□□avior.Daoi□tphiloso□□e□s,ontheotherhand,focu□edo□thenatural□ndspont□□eous□spectsof□uma□nature,ad□o□atingfor□return□os□mplicity□□d□armonyw□ththeDao(道),o□theWay. □heco□ceptofRenZha□eBenYuancanbetra□e□□acktoa□□ien□Chinesep□i□os□phy,particularlyConfuc□anisman□Daoism□□onfuci□s,oneo□themo□□influentialphilosophersinChinesehistory,emphas□zedtheimport□nceofRe□(仁),w□ichc□nbetra□s□at□das"benevolence□o□"humanen□ss."A□cordin□t□Con□ucius,Re□ist□efundamentalvirtuet□atdefineshuman□□□ureandguidesmoralbe□avior.□□oi□□□hilosopher□,ontheoth□rha□d,f□cu□edonth□naturalandsp□nt□□eousaspe□tsofhumann□ture,a□vo□atingforare□□rntosi□plicitya□dhar□onyw□th□heD□□(道□,□rt□eWay.□/□> Theconcep□ofRenZhaDeBenYuancanbetracedbacktoancientChinesephi□osophy,par□icularly□on□ucianis□andDaoi□m.Confu□ius,o□□ofthemosti□fl□e□tialphilosophe□sinChi□esehistor□,□□ph□□ized□hei□portance□fRen(仁),whichcanbe□rans□ate□as"be□□volenc□"□r"□umanene□s□"Ac□o□dingtoC□nfucius,□enisthefu□damen□□lvirt□e□hatdefineshumann□tur□andguid□smoralbehavior.Daoi□tp□ilosophers,onthe□the□hand,foc□sedon□he□□t□ralandspontaneousaspectsofh□mannature,advocat□ngfora□eturnt□□i□pl□citya□dhar□onywit□theDao□道),ortheWay.<□p>