After the prince's death in 624, the rank of Sojo (high-ranking Buddhist priest), which was modeled on the system in the Nan-Dynasty of China, was introduced and a Buddhist priest from Baekje called "Kanroku" was appointed (the beginning of sokan seido (the monk-official system)).
太子没後の推古天皇32年（624年）には、中国南朝(中国)の制度を元にしたとされる僧正の制度が定められ、百済から来日した僧侶観勒が任じられた（僧官制度のはじめ）。