also: きょうとごさん
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.
The Kyoto Gozan consists of five temples: Tenryū-ji, Shōkoku-ji, Kennin-ji, Tōfuku-ji, and Manju-ji.
The Kamakura Gozan, the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura, which together with the Kyoto Gozan formed the full Gozan system.
Standard kanji spelling for the five great Rinzai temples of Kyoto.
Alternate reading; ござん is the more common reading for this term.
From 京都 (Kyoto) + 五山 (gozan, 'five mountains/temples'), referring to the five highest-ranking Rinzai Zen temples in Kyoto under the Muromachi-period Gozan system.