Originally, the origin of the Jissetsu is that Neiso (Ningzong) of the Southern Sung dynasty imitated the tradition of India's five Shoja (a hall where priests practice asceticism, like a temple) and ten pagodas, decided the 'Gozan' and 'Jissetsu' and protected them.
元来は南宋の寧宗_(宋)がインドの5精舎10塔所の故事に倣って「五山」とともに「十刹」を定めて保護を与えたのが由来と言われている。