Acknowledgements

ac.1This translation was produced by the Sarasvatī Translation Team. Shenghai Li and Zhuo Siyu produced the translation and Steven Rhodes edited the text. We would like to acknowledge the support of the American Council of Learned Societies. We dedicate this work to Steven Rhodes who passed away in 2017.

ac.2The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.