Acknowledgements

ac.1This sūtra was translated by Bruno Galasek-Hul with the help of Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche of the Evam Choden Buddhist Center in Kensington (Berkeley), California. Roxanne Shooshani proofread and edited the English version. Thanks are due also to Mr. Yi Ding of Stanford University, who consulted the Chinese translations. The translator also wishes to thank Prof. Stephen Jenkins for his helpful comments.