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Foreword to the 2011 Revised Edition<br />

The printed version was scanned long ago <strong>and</strong> then<br />

converted by software into Word Perfect 5 files. Then<br />

we converted those into Word 2003 files. A <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />

tried to correct the Sanskrit terms contained in it, but did<br />

not finished the work after long years.<br />

Then in 2009 a <strong>Buddhist</strong> by the name of Dhammacari<br />

Shantavira contacted me via our websites <strong>and</strong><br />

volunteered to review <strong>and</strong> revised the Sanskrit terms,<br />

<strong>and</strong> he also offered many findings on typos <strong>and</strong><br />

mistaken references. All his results in Word 2003 files<br />

finally reached me by the end of March 2010.<br />

The fonts used showed Sanskrit properly but looks ugly.<br />

Nowadays one can easily find references to Sanskrit<br />

terms on-line using only English letters. So I decided to<br />

use Times New Roman as the font, <strong>and</strong> get rid of all<br />

those Sanskrit alphabets.<br />

From August 2010 to May 2011 I worked on reviewing<br />

<strong>and</strong> revising these files <strong>and</strong> showed my revisions in<br />

green highlights. Many mistaken references had been<br />

corrected <strong>and</strong> all Chinese terms are given in Pin Yin<br />

now. As soon as each chapter or appendix is done, I<br />

released it to all on my email list. And disciples who are<br />

maintaining our websites updated <strong>and</strong> posted them<br />

immediately.<br />

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