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| − | '''water with the eight virtues''' (八功德水). According to the Praising the Pure Land Sūtra (T12n0367), these eight virtues are | + | '''[[water]] with the eight [[virtues]]''' (八功德水). According to the Praising the [[Pure Land]] [[Sūtra]] (T12n0367), these eight [[virtues]] are |
| − | (1) purity and clarity, | + | (1) [[purity]] and clarity, |
(2) coolness, | (2) coolness, | ||
(3) sweetness, | (3) sweetness, | ||
(4) lightness and softness, | (4) lightness and softness, | ||
(5) soothing, | (5) soothing, | ||
| − | (6) peace and harmony, | + | (6) [[peace]] and [[harmony]], |
| − | (7) quenching of thirst, and | + | (7) quenching of [[thirst]], and |
(8) nourishing and vitalizing. | (8) nourishing and vitalizing. | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:13, 17 September 2013
water with the eight virtues (八功德水). According to the Praising the Pure Land Sūtra (T12n0367), these eight virtues are
(1) purity and clarity,
(2) coolness,
(3) sweetness,
(4) lightness and softness,
(5) soothing,
(6) peace and harmony,
(7) quenching of thirst, and
(8) nourishing and vitalizing.
