The c□n□ep□□of Ren Zha D□ □en Yuan□can be trace□ back□to a□cient Ch□n□se□philosophy, parti□ul□rly C□nfu□ianism and Daoism.□Co□□□c□us, one□□f the most inf□□□ntial ph□l□sop□ers□in Chines□ his□or□, □m□hasized the import□nce of Ren (仁),□□hi□h□c□n be transl□ted a□ □ben□vol□nce" or□"humanene□s." Acc□rdi□g t□ Confucius□ Ren □s th□ fundamenta□ vir□ue t□at □e□ines huma□ natu□e and guides□mora□ beh□v□or. D□oist philo□op□ers, on the□other hand, focused on th□ natural an□□sp□ntan□ous□aspects of human natur□, □dvo□□ting for □ return to□si□□licity □nd □□rmony with the □ao (□), or the Way.