oneself and others
《philosophy》subject and object
《grammar》transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs
《Buddhism》self-salvation and salvation by faith
自他の境界は時に曖昧だ。
The boundary between self and others is sometimes ambiguous.
彼は自他共に認める名職人だ。
He is a master craftsman universally acknowledged by himself and others.
禅の修行により、自他の区別を捨て去る。
Through Zen practice, one abandons the distinction between self and others.