Therefore, only the monks who served monzeki and were in the highest rank came to be called bokan and other lower rank monks came to be categorized into shodaibu, hokumen or samurai; such categorization formed a hierarchy similar to that of court nobles.
近侍の僧侶でも最上級のもののみを坊官と呼び、以下を諸大夫・北面・侍などと公家と同様の家臣形成をしていくようになる。