起信論疏筆削記 6.3

6.3

疏義者下，二、釋義，文三：初釋文也。大乘名義者，謂大乘是名，名約義立，故須辨義，未有無義而有名者。何故等者，雙徵名義，謂約於何義得名大乘？未審大乘有於何義？以雙徵故，不言何故名，而言何故是。是之一字雙含兩勢，蓋文之巧也。謂此下，釋三大，可知。二運者，有兩意：一則自運運他；二則已運當運。今此論中正唯後意，故下文云：一切諸佛本所乘故，一切菩薩皆乘此法到如來地故。於此二中皆具自運運他也。以約此義，名為大乘。

From "The meaning..." in the commentary downward is the second part, explaining the meaning, with three subdivisions: first, explaining the text. "The name and meaning of Mahāyāna": Mahāyāna is the name, and the name is established in reference to the meaning; therefore one must discern the meaning, for there has never been a name without meaning. "For what reason," and so on, doubly queries the name and the meaning, meaning: in reference to what meaning does it obtain the name "Mahāyāna"? We do not yet know what meaning the Mahāyāna has. Because it doubly queries, it does not say "For what reason is it named...?" but says "For what reason is it...?" The single character "is" doubly contains both forces—truly the skillfulness of the text! "It means this..." downward explains the three greatnesses, which can be understood. "Two conveyances" has two meanings: first, conveying oneself and conveying others; second, already conveyed and to be conveyed. Now, in this treatise, it specifically refers only to the latter meaning; hence the text below says: "Because it is what all Buddhas originally rode, and because all bodhisattvas ride this dharma to reach the Tathāgata ground." Within both of these, conveying oneself and conveying others are fully present. It is in reference to this meaning that it is named "Mahāyāna."