一いっ山さん

noun

whole temple complex; all temples on a mountain

Buddhist term referring to the entire collection of temples and buildings on a single mountain, often used in the context of large temple complexes like Kōyasan or Hieizan.

• 高こう野や山さんの一いっ山さんは、多おおくの寺じ院いんで構こう成せいされている。

  The whole temple complex of Kōyasan consists of many temples.

• 一いっ山さんの僧そう侶りょが集あつまって法ほう要ようを行おこなった。

  The monks of the entire mountain temple complex gathered to hold a memorial service.

noun

one mountain

Original meaning, now largely replaced by the more common reading ひとやま for 'one mountain'. This reading いっさん is rare in modern Japanese and mainly found in historical or Buddhist contexts.

See also: 一山 (ひとやま)

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「一いっ山さん」を「いっさん」と読よむ例れいが見みられる。

  In old documents, there are examples where 一山 is read as いっさん.