Eight qualities of pure water

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Eight qualities of [pure] water (Skt. aṣṭāṅgajala; T. yan lag brgyad dang ldan pa'i chu ཡན་ལག་བརྒྱད་དང་ལྡན་པའི་ཆུ།) are identified in the Abhidharma teachings.

These eight qualities are:[1]

  1. sweet-tasting;
  2. cool;
  3. soft;
  4. light;
  5. transparent;
  6. clean;
  7. not harmful to the throat; and
  8. beneficial to the stomach.

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