Although the variety of ways makes mitsung accessible, authentic practice is more difficult than other sects, which accounts for the smaller number of practitioners.
密法儘管吸引人，但也不是每個人都能真正定下心來修，這也是為什麼密宗的「知名度」很高，但真正修密者不過廿、卅萬，比起顯教佛教徒號稱「百萬」相去甚遠。