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Acknowledgments
Though maintaining that there are significant gaps in the understanding of Theravāda Buddhist soteriology, I must acknowledge several scholars have blazed the trail on this subject, scholars such as Johannes Bronkhorst, Lance Cousins, Lily de Silva, Rupert Gethin, Richard Gombrich, Paul Griffiths, Tilmann Vetter, and Alexander Wynne. My debt to them will become clear over the course of this book. I would also like to thank several other people who looked at my work and have supplied support and guidance over the years. For their guidance during my doctoral studies at Columbia University, I thank Ryuichi Abe, Jack Hawley, Ted Riccardi, and Robert Thurman. I owe a special debt of gratitude to my graduate adviser and chair of the dissertation committee, Alex Wayman, who always gave the fullest attention to my work. At Bard College, I am grateful for the guidance and suggestions given by Jonathan Brockopp, Laurie Patton, and Richard Davis. At the American University in Cairo, I would like to thank David Blanks, Mike Reimer, Mark Sedgwick, Matt Baker, Adrian Saunders, Richard Byford, and Ann Lesch for their support. At my current academic home, The University of Montana, I would like to show my appreciation to my colleagues Paul Dietrich, Stewart Justman, Nat Levtow, and Ruth Vanita for always encouraging me in my research. Of course, any errors in the text are