Acknowledgements

ac.1Translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the supervision of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Zachary Beer produced the translation and wrote the introduction. Andreas Doctor compared the translation with the original Tibetan and edited the text. Mattia Salvini provided Sanskrit assistance. The translators are grateful to Khenpo Urgyen Tenpel from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery for his assistance in resolving several difficult passages.

ac.2The generous sponsorship of Shakya Dewa, which helped make the work on this translation possible, is most gratefully acknowledged.