འཕགས་པ་སྲད་པ་འཕ་བ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད intro.25

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We have based our translation primarily on the Tibetan version in the Degé Kangyur, but we consulted the Sanskrit and versions in other Kangyurs in the case of questionable terms or passages, in order to establish the most plausible and accurate readings of the text. The citations of the Sanskrit we provide in the notes are from Vinītā’s emendations of the handwritten Potala manuscript. Instances where our translation diverges from the Degé have been noted, and any significant differences found in the various versions of the sūtra are recorded and explained in the notes. In general, all these versions, along with the Sanskrit and Chinese sources, are unanimous in terms of their general structure and meaning (except for the phrase found in Bodhiruci’s translation, Taishō 575, ). However, there are many minute variations to be found among the various versions, especially in comparison to the parallel passages found in the Pitāputra­samāgama­sūtra and quotations of both the Bhava­saṅkrānti­sūtra and Pitāputra­samāgama­sūtra found in many other texts. These numerous variations are both the likely result and evidence of the sūtra’s complex development.