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{{quote|[T]hat is the real meaning of ango. Sharing all of your time and space and energy. Does it help to balance your nerves? In my case: Not always so. But it certainly helps to mature, and in my view, practice has something to do with being an adult.<ref name=Antaiji5 group=web />}}

After ''ango'' one can start to work in a temple. The newly acquired status is confirmed in the ''kyoshi-honin'' ceremony. There-after follows the first practice-period in one's own temple, with the aid of a ''susho'' (head monk). This is followd by the ''Jushoku-himei'' ceremony, which confirms one's status as ''dai-oshō''.<ref name=Antaiji5 group=web />

Thereafter one may become the resident priest in one's own temple.<ref name=Antaiji3 group=web /> Hereby one can gain the highest rank:

{{quote|After you become the head priest at your own temple and hold a practice period there for the first time (with one student acting as the shuso), you will finally reach the highest rank of dai-osho.<ref name=Antaiji3 group=web />}}

===Sokai===

''Sokai''Promotion in priest-promotionrank depends on school education and amount of time spend in monastery training.<ref name=Antaiji3 group=web /> There are eight ranks:

# 3rd rank

# 2nd rank