我執
Chinese
I; me | execute (a plan); grasp | ||
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trad. (我執) | 我 | 執 | |
simp. (我执) | 我 | 执 |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit आत्मग्राह (ātmagrāha).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǒzhí
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄓˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǒjhíh
- Wade–Giles: wo3-chih2
- Yale: wǒ-jŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woojyr
- Palladius: вочжи (vočži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: ngaX tsyip
Noun
我執
- (Buddhism) the belief that the ego exists, in opposition to the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “我執” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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我 | 執 |
が Grade: 6 |
しゅう Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) the belief that the ego exists, in opposition to the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self
- (derogatory) egotistic stubbornness, obsession that only one's own ideas are correct
References
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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我 | 執 |
Noun
我執 • (ajip) (hangeul 아집)