Acknowledgements

ac.1This text was translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the supervision of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. In a class at Kathmandu University’s Centre for Buddhist Studies’ MA program in Translation, Textual Interpretation, and Philology, the text was translated by Ellen Johannesen, Yaroslav Litovchenko, George Carvalho, Stefan Mang, Monica Thunder, and Nicholas Schmidt under the guidance of Ryan Damron. The translation was then completed by Nicholas Schmidt and checked against the Tibetan by Benjamin Collet-Cassart.

ac.2The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. George FitzHerbert edited the translation and the introduction, and Laura Goetz copyedited the text. Martina Cotter was in charge of the digital publication process.

ac.3The translation of this text has been made possible through the generous sponsorship of Li Yu Hua, Zhu Yuan Guo, Rachel Zhou, and Grace Zhu.