After referring to several such supposed miracles, that encyclopedia concludes: “One may not be prepared to accept all of these miracle stories told by pious biographers, but they were undoubtedly created with the good intention of glorifying the Buddha, who was able to endow his ardent followers with such miraculous powers. ”
Olles maininud mitut sellist oletatavat imet, teeb see entsüklopeedia järelduse: „Võib - olla ei taheta nõustuda kõigi nende imelugudega, mille on kirja pannud vagad elulookirjutajad, ent tõenäoliselt loodi need eesmärgiga ülistada Buddhat, kes on suutnud õnnistada oma innukaid järgijaid selliste imeliste võimetega. ”