also: じっさつ
noun
ten important Rinzai temples; second-rank Zen temples
Buddhist term referring to ten major Rinzai Zen temples, ranked just below the Kyoto Gozan (Five Mountains). Used in historical and religious contexts.
See also: 京都五山
京都五山の次に位置する十刹は、禅宗の重要な寺院群です。
The Jissetsu, ranked next to the Kyoto Gozan, are an important group of Zen temples.
The Kyoto Gozan are the five highest-ranking Rinzai temples; 十刹 are the ten temples of the next rank.
From 十 (ten) + 刹 (temple). The term originated in the Chinese Chan Buddhist ranking system and was adopted in medieval Japan for Rinzai Zen temples.