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'''Pure water''' is said to be endowed with '''eight qualities''': (1) crystal clarity, (2) coolness, (3) sweetness, (4) lightness and (5) softness; it is (6) soothing to the stomach, (7) free of impurities, and (8) clears the throat.
'''Pure water'''   is said to be endowed with '''eight qualities''' (Skt. ''aṣṭāṅgajala''; Tib. ཡན་ལག་བརྒྱད་དང་ལྡན་པའི་ཆུ།, [[Wyl.]] ''yan lag brgyad dang ldan pa'i chu''):
 
#crystal clarity,  
#coolness,  
#sweetness,  
#lightness,
#softness,
#it is soothing to the stomach,  
#free of impurities, and  
#clears the throat.


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Latest revision as of 17:40, 5 May 2024

Pure water is said to be endowed with eight qualities (Skt. aṣṭāṅgajala; Tib. ཡན་ལག་བརྒྱད་དང་ལྡན་པའི་ཆུ།, Wyl. yan lag brgyad dang ldan pa'i chu):

  1. crystal clarity,
  2. coolness,
  3. sweetness,
  4. lightness,
  5. softness,
  6. it is soothing to the stomach,
  7. free of impurities, and
  8. clears the throat.