Acknowledgements

ac.1Translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the guidance of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. The translation was produced by Timothy Hinkle. Andreas Doctor checked the translation against the Tibetan and edited the text. Tulku Tenzin Rigsang kindly assisted in resolving several difficult passages. Ryan Damron and Wiesiek Mical also assisted by translating passages from the Sanskrit. In producing this translation, the translators also benefited from the resources and partial translation published by Jens Braarvig (2000 and 2010).