妙法蓮華經玄贊 4.13

4.13

釋名字者，乘是運載義，故《廣雅》云「乘駕」也，《周禮》云「乘載」也，運載行者至彼岸故，故此經云「乘此寶乘直至道場」，《攝論》亦云「六度萬行亦乘亦大，法性真如所乘大性，事、理俱能運載行者，自運運他至於彼岸皆名為乘。」

In explaining the name: "Vehicle" (yāna) has the meaning of carrying and conveying. Thus the Guangya says, "To ride is to convey," and the Rites of Zhou says, "To ride is to carry," because it carries and conveys practitioners to the other shore. Thus this sūtra says: "Riding this jewel carriage straight to the place of awakening." The Mahāyānasaṃgraha also says: "The six pāramitās and myriad practices are both a vehicle and great; the dharma-nature, tathatā, is the great nature that is ridden. Both phenomena and principle are able to carry and convey practitioners; conveying oneself and conveying others to reach the other shore are both named a vehicle."