Acknowledgements

ac.1This text was translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee under the guidance of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. The translation was produced by Oriane Lavolé, who also prepared the summary and the synopsis of the text in the introduction. The rest of the introduction, on the history of the text in India and its transmission to Tibet, was prepared by Adam Krug, who also compared the translation with the original Tibetan and edited the text.

ac.2The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. Nathaniel Rich and John Canti edited the translation and the introduction, and Dawn Collins copyedited the text. Martina Cotter was in charge of the digital publication process.