________________ - 13 - the first volume. We are thankful to Shri Hari Prasad Nigam of Shivam Printers for the neat printing of this book. We sincerely hope that the present volume will prove to be a significant contribution to the Buddhist Tantric Studies, The third volume of this work will include a critical edition of the fifth and the last Patala of the Kalacakra Tantra with the Vimalaprabha and various Indexes to all the three volumes. We pray that the readers will encourage us by their well wishes for a rapid and successful completion of this work. March 1994 S. Rinpoche Director