Acknowledgements

ac.1Translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the guidance of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Miguel Sawaya produced the translation and wrote the introduction. Andreas Doctor and Catherine Dalton compared the translation with the original Tibetan and edited the text. The translators are grateful to Khenpo Tokpa Tulku and Khenpo Gyaltsen from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery for their assistance in resolving several difficult passages.

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