자신의 수행 공덕으로 깨달음에 이르는 힘. 자신의 구원을 위해 불･보살의 가피에 의지 하는 타력 (他力) 신앙의 정토종 (淨土宗) 참조

Self-power, or one's own power: Emancipation or salvation by self-effort as distinguished from taryeok, the way of emancipation by "other-power," or an external Savior. Cf. (Taryeok) Other-power, or relying on others for emancipation, or salvation by other-power as in the Pure Land School.