Buddhism
According to Jan Nattier, the term Mahayana "Great Vehicle" was originally even an honorary synonym for Bodhisattvayana "Bodhisattva Vehicle." The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, 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-mahasattva is so called."
The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra is an important text of what type?
Mahayana
The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, 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-mahasattva is so called."
The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra