大乘法苑義林章 1.61

1.61

理大乘者，謂真如理，六度等行乘此真如理，能有所往，名為大乘。故無性言：「或乘大性，故名大乘。」此唯舉根本。《勝鬘經》言「聖諦者，非聲聞獨覺諦，亦非聲聞獨覺功德。」《法花論》云「念觀者，聲聞觀人無我，菩薩觀真如二無我」等。《涅槃》亦言「聲聞有苦有諦，而無有實，菩薩具有。」故大乘方便四諦理等皆理大乘。

The Mahāyāna of principle refers to the principle of tathatā. When practices such as the six pāramitās ride upon this principle of tathatā, they are capable of reaching their destination, and so it is called the Great Vehicle. Therefore Asvabhāva said: "Or, it rides upon the great nature, hence it is called the Great Vehicle." This refers solely to the fundamental. The Śrīmālādevī-sūtra says: "The noble truths are not the truths of the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, nor are they the merits of the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas." The Saddharmapuṇḍarīkôpadeśa says: "As for mindfulness and contemplation: śrāvakas contemplate the selflessness of persons; bodhisattvas contemplate the two selflessnesses of tathatā," and so forth. The Nirvāṇa Sūtra also says: "Śrāvakas have suffering and have truths, but they lack reality; bodhisattvas possess them completely." Therefore, the expedient principle of the four truths of the Mahāyāna and so on are all the Mahāyāna of principle.