Some people facetiously compare Amitabha to the head of a cram school offering an accelerated course with a guaranteed pass, which explains why he's so popular. You can get in no matter how bad your grades were in the past, and no distinctions are made according to ability.
特別要注意的是，阿彌陀佛發過無有女人願及厭女轉男願，所以西方淨土沒有女人，凡是女人都要多一道手續，先轉為男人才能轉生極樂世界。有人開玩笑比喻阿彌陀佛開班授徒，開的既是速成班又是保證班，所以最受歡迎，來報名上課的信徒也最多。