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<p>2406:3400:31B:E0F0:7810:9D83:607D:EBE1: Fixed the characters for risshi; previous characters were homophonous but with a different meaning</p> <hr /> <div>''This is an article on [[Buddhist]] rankings. For the artist, see [[Yamazaki Sōkan]].''<br /> <br /> '''''Sōkan''''' (僧官) is the [[Japan|Japanese]] system of rankings for Buddhist [[clergy]]. There are three ranks, collectively known as '''Sōgō''' (僧綱), comprising ten categories or levels, followed by a series of titles known collectively as ''sōi'' (僧位). Each of the three ranks is known by an abridged form; [[Buddhist monks|monks]] or priests are often referred to by their rank, rather than their specific title.<br /> <br /> The first rank, ''sōjo'', consists of three levels:<br /> *''Dai-sōjō'' (大僧正)<br /> *''Sōjō'' (僧正)<br /> *''Gon-sōjo'' (権僧正)<br /> <br /> The second rank, ''sōzu'', has four levels:<br /> *''Dai-sōzu'' (大僧都)<br /> *''Gon-dai-sōzu'' (権大僧都)<br /> *''Shō-sōzu'' (小僧都)<br /> *''Gon-shō-sōzu'' (権小僧都)<br /> <br /> The third rank, ''risshi'', contains three levels:<br /> *''Dai-risshi'' (大律師)<br /> *''Chū-risshi'' (中律師)<br /> *''Gon-risshi'' (権律師)<br /> <br /> Those monks could then earn the following titles, known as ''sōi'':<br /> *''Hōin'' (法印) - Seal of the Law for the sōjo rank<br /> *''Hōgen'' (法現) - Eye of the Law for the sōzu rank<br /> *''Hōkyō'' (法橋) - Bridge of the Law for the risshi rank<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *Frederic, Louis (2002). &quot;Japan Encyclopedia.&quot; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokan}}<br /> [[Category:Buddhism in Japan]]<br /> [[Category:Buddhism in Silla]]<br /> <br /> {{Buddhism-stub}}<br /> {{Japan-reli-stub}}</div>

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