Since then, it has been mandatory to be given the precepts of Buddhism at one of the three kaidan mentioned above and have kaicho (a certificate to that effect) issued, and priests have been under the supervision of the State (provincial monastery).
これ以降、僧になるためには、いずれかの戒壇で授戒して戒牒を受けることが必須となり、国（国分寺）が僧を管理することになった。