The□□ncep□□fRenZhaDeBenY□□nca□be□rac□dbacktoancientChines□philosop□y□par□icul□rly□on□ucia□□□□a□dDaoism□Conf□ci□s,□ne□fthe□ostinfluentialphi□osophersin□□inesehist□ry,empha□i□□dtheimp□□ta□ceofRen(□),whic□canbetranslated□s□b□ne□ole□□□"□r"humaneness."AccordingtoConfuciu□,Renisthefunda□entalvir□□□that□□□inesh□mannaturea□dg□idesm□ralbeha□□or□D□oistphilosoph□□s,□ntheotherhand□focusedon□henaturalandspo□□aneous□spec□s□□huma□natur□,advocating□or□r□tur□tosimp□icityandharm□nyw□thth□Dao(道),ort□eWay. The□□n□ept□fRen□haDeB□□Y□ancanbet□acedbac□toa□cientChinesephilosophy,part□□ul□rl□Confucianism□ndDaoism.Con□u□ius,one□fthemostinfluentialp□ilosophersinChinesehis□o□□□emphasizedtheim□ortanceofRe□(仁),whic□ca□□etr□nsl□tedas"ben□vole□c□□or"human□n□s□."A□□ordingtoConfu□iu□,Ren□sth□funda□e□□alvirtueth□td□f□neshumannaturean□g□□desmoralbehavior.Daoistphilo□ophers,ont□eotherhand,focusedonthenaturalands□□ntaneousas□ectsofhumannature□a□vocat□ngfo□□r□turnto□□mp□icit□andhar□onywiththeDao(道),ortheW□y.<□p> Theconc□□tofRenZha□eBen□□ancanbetracedback□oancie□tCh□□ese□hilosophy□partic□larly□onfuci□n□smandDaoism.Con□uci□s,one□ft□emos□influenti□lphiloso□her□inChinesehistory,emphasizedtheimportanceof□en(□)□whichcanbetran□latedas"bene□olen□e"or"hu□a□eness□"□ccor□ingtoCon□uciu□,Ren□□□hefundamen□alvi□□uethatd□fine□hu□annature□nd□u□de□moralbehavior.Da□ist□hi□osophers,o□th□otherhand,□ocusedonthenaturalandspontaneousaspect□ofhumannature,□dvocatin□f□rareturntosimp□icitya□□□armonywith□h□□□o(道),ortheWay.