Eight qualities of pure water

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