Acknowledgements

ac.1Translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the guidance of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Gyurmé Avertin produced the translation and wrote the introduction. James Gentry, Ryan Damron, and Andreas Doctor compared the draft translation with the original Tibetan and edited the text. The committee would like to thank Khenchen Pema Sherab for his generous assistance in resolving several difficult passages.

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

ac.2We gratefully acknowledge the generous sponsorship of I. C. and F. Y. P. Cheng, their children and families. Their support has helped make the work on this translation possible.