法華論疏 2.526

2.526

"There are not two vehicles" is the third part, explaining the sūtra. Question: [The sūtra] says "there are not two, nor are there three"; why does it now only explain that "there are not two vehicles"? Answer: The sūtra takes the pratyekabuddha as the second and the śrāvaka as the third; these "two" and "three" together constitute the two vehicles, so now explaining the two vehicles thereby resolves "there are not two, nor are there three." Relying on this treatise text, the "vehicle" is precisely the fruit; taking the Hinayāna nirvāṇa-fruit and the Mahāyāna nirvāṇa-fruit, they constitute the small and great two vehicles. The text has four clauses: the first clarifies that there is no Hinayāna nirvāṇa.