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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, | #crystal clarity, | ||
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#sweetness, | #sweetness, | ||
#lightness, | #lightness, | ||
#softness | #softness, | ||
#it is soothing to the stomach, | #it is soothing to the stomach, | ||
#free of impurities, and | #free of impurities, and | ||
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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):
- crystal clarity,
- coolness,
- sweetness,
- lightness,
- softness,
- it is soothing to the stomach,
- free of impurities, and
- clears the throat.