According to Jan Nattier, the term Mahāyāna "Great Vehicle" was originally even an honorary synonym for Bodhisattvayāna "Bodhisattva Vehicle." The Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, an early and important Mahayana text, contains a simple and brief definition for the term bodhisattva: "Because he has enlightenment as his aim, a bodhisattva-mahāsattva is so called." COUNT 3
QSN1 What term means "great vehicle"? ANS1 Mahayana QSN2 What is an honorary synonym for Bodhisattvayana? ANS2 Mahayana QSN3 The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra is an important text of what type? ANS3 Mahayana