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I am also indebted to Professor Giacomella Orofino, who has studied<br />
some passages from the Tibetan translation with me, and Professor<br />
Raffaele Torella, who has carefully read my work and made helpful<br />
suggestions, and whose scholarship and guidance are of inestimable value<br />
tome.<br />
Special thanks are due to Dr. Harunaga Isaacson for having most<br />
kindly read my work and for his many valuable suggestions and<br />
comments.<br />
Words cannot express the gratitude and high esteem I have for<br />
Professor Raniero Gnoli, an extraordinary and gifted man. He has never<br />
hesitated to help me with my research and to offer me his time and his<br />
knowledge that extends into many fields. With particular reference to this<br />
work, he showed me the relationship between the Tibetan and the Sanskrit<br />
texts and encouraged me to continue my research in this direction. Without<br />
his invaluable and constant help, this work would not have been possible.<br />
This book is dedicated to him.<br />
I would also like to thank Anne Coulson who helped me in revising the<br />
English text.<br />
10<br />
Rome, September 1999<br />
Francesco Sferra
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