The meaning of "so" is deep and shallow, and you can understand it simply. I will become smart before I know the taste of law. There are "ten rus" behind the deep one.
Ding Dictionary of Buddhism-This is the case: Buddhism is said to be reasonable, so it is said this way. '
Old Master Q-"If I smell it", the word "I" means Ananda. Ananda told everyone as soon as he opened his mouth, so what he meant was what I heard. The Buddha's teaching is this sutra. When the Buddha spoke this sutra, I personally heard what the Buddha said. "Well. It's hard for me to hear from Buddha. This can break the doubts at that time. "
Old Master Q-"So" refers to this sutra, and "I heard it" from Ananda himself. If this story comes from Ananda himself, everyone understands this statement. Yes, this sentence has infinite meaning and endless meaning, depending on the depth of everyone's engagement. So the dharma is delicious and the dharma is very strong!
Old Master-Play it ten times, that is, image phase, image nature, image body, image power, image power, image cause, image edge, image fruit, image newspaper and image story ending.
Look, how simple it is! The truth of life in the universe is revealed. Everything that Sakyamuni Buddha said in 49 years is about this matter. So what is the classic beginning "if I smell it"? That's what happened.