In 1182, Jokei, as a promising learned priest pursuing his studies, passed the Ryugi (oral examination for a novice priest as a gateway to be a Buddhist priest) to serve the Yuimae (big Buddhist Mass) and also served other big Buddhist Mass of Gosaie (ritual for the Sutra of Golden Light performed at the Imperial Palace) and Kinomidokyo (Seasonal reading of the Great Perfection of Insight Sutra).
1182年（寿永元年）維摩会竪義（ゆいまえりゅうぎ）を遂行し、御斎会・季御読経などの大法会に奉仕し、学僧として将来を嘱望された。