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===Sokai===

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

# 3rd rank

{| class="wikitable"

# 2nd rank

! Rank

# 1st rank

! University

# sei-kyoshi

! Junior High School

# gon-daikyoshi

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# daikyoshi

| <center>3rd rank || ||

# gon-daikyojo

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# daikyojos

| <center>2nd rank || <center>6 months || <center>3 years

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| <center>1st rank || <center>2 years 6 months || <center>6 years

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| <center>sei-kyoshi || <center>4 years 6 months || <center>10 years

|-

#| <center>gon-daikyoshi || ||

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| <center>daikyoshi || ||

|-

#| <center>gon-daikyojo || ||

|-

| <center>daikyojo || ||

|-

|}

For promotion above ''sei-kyoshi'' rank recommandation "from the top" is necessary:<ref name=Antaiji3 group=web />