阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.27

2.27

贊曰：第二八德水滿也。八功德水充滿於池，淨土福勝水異凡間，含八德之殊功、益五常之妙體。八德者：一、澄淨；二、清冷；三、甘美；四、輕軟；五、潤澤；六、安和；七、飲時除飢渴；八、飲已長養諸根。《清淨覺經》云：其池中水淺深隨念、上下逐心。《觀經》云：水隨蓮華枝葉上下，水流之音或聞三寶、空無我等、諸波羅蜜之聲也。

The Commentary says: Second, their fullness with water of the eight virtues. Water of eight virtues fills the ponds; the blessings of the Pure Land are superior, and its water differs from that of the ordinary realm, possessing the extraordinary efficacy of the eight virtues and nourishing the wondrous body of the five constants. The eight virtues are: first, limpid and pure; second, cool; third, sweet and delicious; fourth, light and soft; fifth, moistening; sixth, peaceful and harmonious; seventh, eliminating hunger and thirst when drunk; eighth, nourishing the sense faculties after being drunk. The Qingjing jue jing says: the water in the ponds is shallow or deep according to one's thought, rising or falling following one's mind. The Guan jing says: the water rises and falls following the branches and leaves of the lotuses; in the sound of the flowing water, one hears the Three Jewels, emptiness, non-self, and the sounds of the various pāramitās.