The Five Great Bodhisattvas
A set of five bodhisattvas in esoteric Buddhism who uphold the Three Treasures and protect the sovereign. A specialized term encountered in Buddhist contexts.
The Five Great Bodhisattvas are said to protect the Three Treasures and guard the sovereign in esoteric Buddhism.
From 五 (go, 'five') + 大力 (dairiki, 'great power') + 菩薩 (bosatsu, 'bodhisattva'). The term is a direct Buddhist compound with no further known derivation.