| Koyasan Shingon sect did not have the term of the chief priest, and it had a lifetime system, but when the chief priest leave his service due to old age or other reasons, he would be an apprentice in the temple where he used to serve. |
高野山真言宗では住職には任期がなく、終身制を採っていたが、高齢などの理由で住職を辞した場合、辞した住職は、厳密にいうと身分上、その住職が務めていた寺院の徒弟となる。 |