The priests of "Rengyoshu" are appointed every year from the announcement of the chief abbot of Kegon (sect of Buddhism) before Buddhist memorial service in the early morning of December 16 which is the anniversary of the death of Roben Sojo who was the first betto (the head priest) of Todai-ji Temple.
「練行衆」の僧侶の任命は毎年、東大寺初代別当良弁僧正の御忌日にあたる12月16日早朝、法要開始前に華厳宗管長から発表される。