- 1śrāvakayāna
T. nyan thos kyi theg paC. shengwen sheng 聲聞乘J. shōmon jō 声聞乗
- 2pratyekabuddhayāna
T. rang sangs rgyas kyi theg paC. yuanjue sheng/pizhi fo sheng 緣覺乘/辟支佛乘J. engaku jō/byakushibutsu jō 縁覚乗/辟支仏乗
- 3bodhisattvayāna
T. byang chub sems dpa’i theg paC. pusa sheng 菩薩乘J. bosatsu jō 菩薩乗
Tre veicoli
S. triyānaT. theg pa gsumC. san sheng 三乘J. sanjō 三乗