Acknowledgements

ac.1This text was translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the supervision of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Benjamin Collet-Cassart translated the text from Tibetan into English and wrote the introduction. Andreas Doctor compared the draft translation with the original Tibetan and edited the text. The translators would like to thank Paul Harrison for reading the translation and offering many helpful suggestions.

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

ac.2The generous sponsorship of Sharon Xu and Michael Pan, which helped make the work on this translation possible, is most gratefully acknowledged.