Acknowledgements

ac.1This translation was produced by Bhikṣuṇī Thubten Damcho and team. Geshema Tenzin Lhadrön kindly reviewed this translation. Bhikṣuṇī Dr. Heng Ching Shih pointed us to contemporary Chinese commentaries. We are also grateful to Bhikṣuṇī Thubten Chodron and the Sravasti Abbey community, Dr. William Magee, Dr. Paul Hackett, and Maitripa College for their support and advice regarding this translation.

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