In the middle of the 14th century, the Five Temples or Five Mountains (Gozan) of Rinzai Zen sect were
developed rapidly in the city of Kyoto. The ranking system of officially sponsored by Zen Buddhist
monasteries were created by the Kamakura and Muromachi government. The Gozan system originally included
three monasteries in Kyoto and three in Kamakura, but immediately spread to five monasteries in several cities.
While the two great monasteries, are not members of the Gozan group, which belonged to the Rinka group of
Rinzai Zen sect temples. The system, which corresponds to a Chinese hierarchical model, was established in
Japan during the Kamakura period.
The purpose of this study is to attempt to clarify the history and architecture of Rinzai Zen sect Buddhist
monastery. The central functioning building of the Zen Buddhist monastery reflects the repetition, consistency,
persistence, and order of the monastic ritual.