Help or force coming from outside oneself; assistance provided by others rather than by one’s own effort.
この計画は他力に頼るだけでは成功しない。
This plan won't succeed if it relies solely on outside help.
彼は他力によるサポートを受けてプロジェクトを完成させた。
He completed the project with support from others.
日常会話では『他力本願』のように否定的に使われることもある。
In everyday speech it can be used negatively, as in 'tariki-hongan' (relying solely on others).
In Buddhism: salvation by faith or reliance on a power outside oneself (e.g., reliance on Amida Buddha), as opposed to self-power (jiriki).
浄土宗では他力による救いを説く。
Jodo school teaches salvation through other-power (tariki).
自力と他力の議論は日本仏教で重要なテーマだ。
The debate between self-power and other-power is an important theme in Japanese Buddhism.