Acknowledgements

ac.1The sūtra was translated by the Sarasvatī Translation Team, whose members thank Peter Skilling for having kindly provided several publications and his unpublished article related to the ringing staff. They acknowledge with love and gratitude the privilege of having had, as team editor, Steven Rhodes, who passed away in 2017. They are also grateful to Eleanor Brunnen who stepped in to help with the editing.

This translation has been completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.