Acknowledgements

ac.1Translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the supervision of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. The translation was produced by Miguel Sawaya and Luke Hanley. Andreas Doctor compared the translation with the original Tibetan and edited the text. The translators are grateful to Khenpo Gyaltsen, Khenpo Karma Gyurmé, and Khenpo Tsöndrü Sangpo for assistance with difficult passages in the Tibetan, as well as to Jue Liang, Felin Chung, and Chia Ping Chau for their help in consulting the Chinese.

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