Abbreviations

Kangyurs referenced in the comparative table of variant readings (bsdur mchan) in the Comparative Edition of the Kangyur

C: Choné printed Kangyur

H: Lhasa (lha sa / zhol) printed Kangyur

J: Lithang (li thang / ’jang sa tham) printed Kangyur

K: Kangxi printed Kangyur

N: Narthang printed Kangyur

S: Stok Palace manuscript Kangyur

U: Urga Kangyur

Y: Yongle printed Kangyur (1410)

Kangyur editions used directly for this translation

D: Degé printed Kangyur (par phud facsimile)

S: Stok Palace manuscript Kangyur

Other

AN: Aṅguttaranikāya, Morris 1995

BHSD: Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary, Edgerton 1953

DPPN: Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names, Malalasekera 1938

Mvy.: Mahāvyutpatti with sgra sbyor bam po gñis pa

PE: Purāṇic Encyclopaedia, Mani 1975

PED: The Pali Text Society’s Pali–English Dictionary, Rhys Davids and Stede 1925