Acknowledgements

ac.1The text was translated from Tibetan by Patrick Lambelet and from Sanskrit by Caley Smith. Thanks to Catherine Dalton for her helpful suggestions regarding further bibliographic sources.

The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.

ac.2The generous sponsorship of May, George, Likai, and Lillian Gu, which helped make the work on this translation possible, is most gratefully acknowledged.