五ご山さん

noun

five great Zen temples; Gozan

Refers to the historical ranking system of the five most important Rinzai Zen temples in Kyoto and Kamakura. Rare term, mainly encountered in historical or religious contexts.

• 京きょう都と五ご山ざんは、天てん龍りゅう寺じ、相しょう国こく寺じ、建けん仁にん寺じ、東とう福ふく寺じ、万まん寿じゅ寺じである。

  The Kyoto Gozan are Tenryū-ji, Shōkoku-ji, Kennin-ji, Tōfuku-ji, and Manju-ji.