法華玄論 6.168

6.168

答：文中有說二乘所行是菩薩道，即指小行以為大車令信解，故云乘。故身子自述云「昔來蒙佛教，不失於大乘」。

Answer: In the text, it is said that what is practiced in the two vehicles is the bodhisattva path; this directly points out the lesser practice to be the great carriage, leading them to faith and understanding, and hence it is called "riding." Therefore Śāriputra personally stated: "From of old I have received the Buddha's teaching, and have not lost the Mahāyāna."