After entering into the priesthood and finishing training until the last year of the high school at Taiseki-ji Temple of sohonzan, they work for temples in the countries (mostly for temples with the same rank as honzan and for those around large cities) for about four years, followed by working for sohonzan for one year, and he or she will be appointed as assistant instructor (allowed to teach Buddhist law), and will be sent to temples in the countries as chief priests (or assistant chief priests) if there is an order from kancho.
出家得度し高校3年生まで総本山大石寺で修業した後、地方寺院（主に本山格寺院や大都市周辺の寺院）で4年程度在勤し、最後に総本山で1年在勤したのち教師に補任され（説法を許される）、管長の辞令があれば地方寺院の住職（副住職の場合もあり）として派遣される。