Acknowledgements

ac.1Translated, edited, and introduced by ErdeneBaatar Erdene-Ochir, Jed Forman, and Michael Ium, members of the UCSB Buddhist Studies Translation Group 2. The translation team would like to acknowledge their indebtedness to Professor José Cabezón for his ongoing support. We would also like to thank all of our teachers. Sarvamaṅgalam!

ac.2The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha.