關於四大菩薩有好多唔同講法，喺中國最流行嘅講法係指觀音、文殊、普賢、地藏四位菩薩，中國有四大菩薩道場嘅講法，即係四大菩薩嘅聖地， 有時又會喺八大菩薩入面揀出四位大菩薩。
There are many different theories about the four bodhisattvas, the most popular one in China refers to the four bodhisattvas of Guanyin, Manjushri, Puxian, and Jizo, and there are four bodhisattva dojos in China, which are the holy places of the four great bodhisattvas, and sometimes the four great bodhisattvas are selected from the eight great bodhisattvas.