noun
egotism; obstinacy; self-attachment
Buddhist term for clinging to the self and one's own views; used in both religious and secular contexts to describe stubborn self-centeredness.
彼の我執の強さには周囲も手を焼いている。
His strong self-attachment is a source of trouble for those around him.
仏教では、我執を捨てることが悟りへの道とされる。
In Buddhism, abandoning self-attachment is considered the path to enlightenment.