京きょう都と五ご山ざん

noun

Kyoto Gozan; the five great Rinzai temples of Kyoto

Refers specifically to the five most important Rinzai Zen temples in Kyoto, historically ranked as the top tier of the Gozan system.

• 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、万まん寿じゅ寺じの五いつつの寺じ院いんからなる。

  The Kyoto Gozan consists of five temples: Tenryū-ji, Shōkoku-ji, Kennin-ji, Tōfuku-ji, and Manju-ji.