Many people find these stories of the multiplication of saris to be quite incomprehensible, but it seems that even more Buddhists believe in their reality.
許多人對舍利子的「增生現象」莫名所以，醫學在這方面也提不出合理解釋；這似乎是佛教徒的信念，他們認為唸佛誠則舍利子會增多，否則會減少以為警惕。譬如祥雲法師就說：「我供養的兩顆舍利子，這些年來，沒有變多，可見在修行上沒有退步，也沒進步。」