Ritualistic monks are known as Yogacarists monks during the ming dynasty, the spiritual documents are usually marked with “The Triple Divisions of Yogacara”. It is through hosting Yogacara Ritual ceremonies that they pray for the wellness of both the living and the passed on. Due to historical differences in different places, the lineages are usually different as well, resulting in different sects. These ritualistic monks usually started from the southern part of China, there are also known as “professional ritual monks who deal with religious functions” which is different from the monks of the northern part of china. This thesis will research and discuss based on the generation’s lineage and its expansion which affect the whole Chinese society at large and ritualistic Buddhism’s development. In reality, all these different vocation of ritualistic monks are product from the Qing Dynasty’s imperial court when they professed monks with the specific job to do without discrimination of its good or bad and it’s gender issue. It is only because in the long course of time, they have become the heroes unknown behind the scene on the propagation of Buddhism, they have provided devotees and believers services which both invokes blessings for the living and deliverance for the passed on. It is only in very recent Chinese thinking being affected by western rational thinking and also the revolution exercise in China had caused the Buddhist community to be affected by them which slowly turned into a state which both dispels each other. Humanistic Buddhism talks about Buddhist exercise both new and old groups should both revive together. This is a modern contemplation on the development of thinking should be. In rising modern rational Buddhist thinking and exercise, critiques towards ritualistic ceremonies and Buddhist faith filled with elements of the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism has been heavy, thus arising bad image and judgement on all ritualistic monks and negative comments. But to maintain a fair judgement, this is an unfair observation by itself, no matter it is a monk who preaches Buddhism, a precept monk, a Zen monk or ritualistic monk, each will have its outstanding leader and it’s bad kinds, this is across the evaluation of time and space.
