Notes

n.1Note that there is a discrepancy among various databases for cataloging the Toh 1085 version of this text within vol. 101 or 102 of the Degé Kangyur. See Toh 1085, n.­1, for details.

n.2Following Toh 668: ga Na gu ti. Toh 1085: gha Na gha Na Ti. N, H: gA Na gu ti. S: gA Na gu te.

n.3D and S: ri la thug pa yan chad. This phrase most likely refers to the ring of mountains that surrounds the world according to the classical Buddhist cosmogram.

n.4D and S: yongs kyi srog shing. The translation of this term remains tentative.

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