□□>□he c□ncept of□□en Zha□De B□n□Yuan□can be □□aced back t□ an□ient Chinese philosophy, particularly □onfuci□nism and D□oism. C□□□ucius, o□e o□ the most i□fl□enti□□ p□ilosophe□s in Chi□es□ hist□r□, empha□ize□□the impor□anc□ of R□n (仁)□ which can be transl□ted □s "benevole□ce" or "humane□ess." □ccordin□ □o Confu□i□s□ Ren is th□ fundamental virtue t□at def□nes human □ature and□guides m□□al beha□i□r. D□oist philosoph□rs, on the □ther□ha□d□ focuse□ on t□□ n□tural and spon□aneous aspe□□□ of□hu□an natu□e□ a□□ocatin□□for a□retur□ t□ simplic□ty □n□ harmony with□th□ Da□ (道), or □□e Way.