The appearance of self， or self-aspect （a^tma-sam!jn~a^）. In the Yuanjue jing （T 842， p. 919b） this appearance of self is shown to be the primary hindrance to enlightenment， and is the first of the "four appearances" （四相）. The appearance manifested by mistaken conceptualization that seems to be a self， which ordinary people attach to as being inherently existent. The term 我相 （woxiang） also appears in the Diamond Sutra and the S/u^rangama-su^tra.