瑜伽論記 8.248

8.248

皆言持者，是任持也。此有三義：一者、以因持果；二者、景云：任持自體。基云：堪任名持，有種性者有堪任故。三者、前能持後，如初瑜伽，後有三持，初種姓持，持於發心持行方便持，發心持行方便持生佛果。測云：持有三義，謂以因持果，以總持別，以文持義，故名為持，總論合初有十八品。

All being called 'holding' means upholding and supporting. This has three meanings: first, holding the fruit by means of the cause; second, Jing says: upholding its own essence. Ji says: being capable and competent is called 'holding', because one who has the gotra possesses competence. Third, the preceding is capable of holding the succeeding: as in the first yoga, there are subsequently three holdings: first, the holding of gotra holds the generation of the aspiration, the holding of practice, and the holding of means; the generation of aspiration, holding of practice, and holding of means give birth to the Buddha fruit. Ce says: holding has three meanings, namely holding the fruit by means of the cause, holding the specific by means of the general, and holding the meaning by means of the text; hence it is called 'holding'. In total, including the beginning, there are eighteen chapters.