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'''Pure water''' is said to be endowed with '''eight qualities''' | '''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 11:28, 4 March 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):
- crystal clarity,
- coolness,
- sweetness,
- lightness,
- softness;
- it is soothing to the stomach,
- free of impurities, and
- clears the throat.