The conce□□ □f □en Zha De □en Yuan can be traced back to a□cient Chinese□philos□phy, partic□larly Confuc□anism and□Daoism. □□n□□cius, one of the most influential philosop□□rs in □h□nese his□ory, emp□asi□ed□th□ importa□□e of Ren (仁)□ which□□an□b□ tr□nslated a□ "ben□vol□□ce" or□"humanen□ss□" According to Confucius,□Ren is the □undam□□t□l virtue th□t define□ human nat□re and□guides moral be□avio□.□Daois□ phil□□ophers□□on the other h□□d, □ocus□□ on th□□n□□□□al an□ spont□n□ous aspects o□ □uman□nature, advocat□ng fo□ a□re□urn to□s□mplicity □n□ harm□n□ with□the □ao (道□, □r the Way□