The□conc□p□ of □□□ Zha De B□n Yu□n can be traced □ack to an□ient □hine□e philosophy, parti□ularly□Confucianism and □ao□sm. Confuc□us, □ne o□ t□e most □nfluen□ial phi□osophers in Ch□ne□e history, emphasize□ the impor□an□e o□ Re□□(仁), whi□h □□n be tran□lated as □benevolen□e" or "□umanene□s." □ccordin□ to Confucius,□R□n is t□□ fundament□l□v□□tu□ th□t □efines hu□an□nature an□ g□□des moral behavi□□□ Daoist philosophers, on □he othe□□hand□ □ocu□ed on □he natural and spon□an□ous a□□ec□s of hum□n natur□□ ad□o□ating for a re□urn□to simplicity and harmon□ □ith □he Da□ (□□, or the □ay.□>□