Acknowledgements

ac.1A draft of the translation was made from the Tibetan by Venerable Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen and Chodrungma Kunga Chodron in 2010 at Tsechen Kunchab Ling in Walden, NY. This draft was then revised and edited by Laura Goetz, who checked the Tibetan against the Sanskrit editions and also wrote the introduction and annotations.

ac.2The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. David Fiordalis edited the translation and the introduction, and Ven. Konchog Norbu copyedited the text. Martina Cotter was in charge of the digital publication process.