https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=S%C5%8Dkan Sōkan - Revision history 2026-08-29T12:55:40Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C5%8Dkan&diff=55738&oldid=prev 2406:3400:31B:E0F0:7810:9D83:607D:EBE1: Fixed the characters for risshi; previous characters were homophonous but with a different meaning 2020-09-11T12:28:50Z <p>Fixed the characters for risshi; previous characters were homophonous but with a different meaning</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;This is an article on [[Buddhist]] rankings. For the artist, see [[Yamazaki Sōkan]].&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Sōkan&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (僧官) is the [[Japan|Japanese]] system of rankings for Buddhist [[clergy]]. There are three ranks, collectively known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Sōgō&#039;&#039;&#039; (僧綱), comprising ten categories or levels, followed by a series of titles known collectively as &#039;&#039;sōi&#039;&#039; (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, &#039;&#039;sōjo&#039;&#039;, consists of three levels:<br /> *&#039;&#039;Dai-sōjō&#039;&#039; (大僧正)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Sōjō&#039;&#039; (僧正)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Gon-sōjo&#039;&#039; (権僧正)<br /> <br /> The second rank, &#039;&#039;sōzu&#039;&#039;, has four levels:<br /> *&#039;&#039;Dai-sōzu&#039;&#039; (大僧都)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Gon-dai-sōzu&#039;&#039; (権大僧都)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Shō-sōzu&#039;&#039; (小僧都)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Gon-shō-sōzu&#039;&#039; (権小僧都)<br /> <br /> The third rank, &#039;&#039;risshi&#039;&#039;, contains three levels:<br /> *&#039;&#039;Dai-risshi&#039;&#039; (大律師)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Chū-risshi&#039;&#039; (中律師)<br /> *&#039;&#039;Gon-risshi&#039;&#039; (権律師)<br /> <br /> Those monks could then earn the following titles, known as &#039;&#039;sōi&#039;&#039;:<br /> *&#039;&#039;Hōin&#039;&#039; (法印) - Seal of the Law for the sōjo rank<br /> *&#039;&#039;Hōgen&#039;&#039; (法現) - Eye of the Law for the sōzu rank<br /> *&#039;&#039;Hōkyō&#039;&#039; (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> 2406:3400:31B:E0F0:7810:9D83:607D:EBE1