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**Dedication** Mr. An Husheng, a standing director of the Buddhist Association of China, an applied mathematician, internet expert, and the founder and long-term pioneer of the Chinese Buddhist online media service platform, as well as the general director of Buddhism Online and the Fuhui Ciyuan Foundation, passed away on July 13, 2024, in Shenzhen while participating in a charitable activity. He was 62 years old. Mr. An Husheng was an exceptionally distinguished lay Buddhist, born in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and a graduate of Peking University’s Department of Mathematics. Throughout his life, he tirelessly worked to promote Chinese Buddhism and benefit sentient beings. Passing away while engaged in altruistic activities, he can be regarded as an exemplary lay Buddhist. At the end of the last century, Mr. An released the first officially licensed set of Buddhist canon CDs in mainland China, containing scanned images of 78 important Buddhist scriptures, making them accessible to readers under the conditions of that time. Over the more than 20 years of Buddhism Online’s operation, he provided resources to sustain the Buddhist Canon Treasury subsite, enabling countless readers to benefit from Buddhist teachings through interactive engagement on the platform. Together with prominent figures such as the late Venerables Zhimin and Huihua and many other esteemed masters worldwide, he promoted the global veneration of the Treasure Stupa (World Peace Auspicious Stupa), exemplifying the tangible dissemination of Buddhist teachings. As one of the early readers of the *Buddhist Canon AI Translation Series*, Mr. An received several consultation drafts of the series since 2018. Regrettably, we could not share the Kagyur Version 1.2 with him. The editors of this translation series deeply mourn his passing. Before his death, he was commissioned by relevant institutions to compile a selection of scriptures from the three major linguistic traditions, but due to the limitations of the era, the conditions were not yet ripe, and the foundation for such efforts is only now beginning to take shape. Some peers did not live to see the translation of these texts, including Venerable Benxin, the founder of the Chinese Buddhist Canon Treasury initiative, and Zhao Shuguang and Su Hui, moderators of the Net Sea Lotus Boat Forum. Venerable Benxin, from Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, worked long-term on computer-related tasks at the libraries of Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen and Dafosi Temple in Guangzhou. He founded the first mainland Chinese monastic Buddhist website, “Pure Land,” and established the Fahua Forum, which continues to operate. Venerable Benxin passed away in 2008. Zhao Shuguang and Su Hui, a couple from Beijing’s Dongcheng District, were collectors of Buddhist texts. Zhao Shuguang, known for his straightforward character, embraced Buddhism in his youth while studying in the Chinese Department after reading the *Surangama Sutra*. In the 1990s, he fearlessly connected with scholars in the Ganzi Tibetan region and was among the earliest Buddhists to use Tencent’s QQ system for academic outreach. In 1999, a fixed Buddhist text chatroom, “New Nalanda,” was established within Tencent’s newly launched OICQ chatroom group, with Zhao Shuguang as one of its administrators. Through nearly a year of practice, he accumulated experience in fostering online Buddhist communities and managing chatrooms, contributing significantly to the establishment and long-term operation of Buddhism Online’s instant messaging services the following year. This model shaped online Buddhist interactions for the next two decades. Zhao Shuguang was also a founding member of the Chinese Buddhist Canon Treasury, dedicating immense energy to both online and offline Buddhist exchanges. He passed away in 2016. Su Hui, a sincere Buddhist netizen, enthusiastically supported Zhao Shuguang’s various online and offline activities and participated in organizing Buddhist texts. She greatly valued the connection between lay Buddhists and temples. Su Hui passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic. The respected former leader, Mr. Li Jiazhen, former director of the Institute of Chinese Buddhist Culture, also passed away during the pandemic. Starting with editing and publishing *Buddhist Culture* magazine alongside the late Wu Limin, and under the guidance of the late Zhao Puchu in the late 20th century, Li Jiazhen, together with many dedicated individuals, established the Chinese Buddhist Culture Information Center, creating the largest Buddhist multimedia database of its time. He coordinated the initial operations of mainland China’s Buddhist internet and launched a Chinese Buddhist channel on overseas mainstream media websites, contributing extensively to Buddhist causes and cultural development with profound impact. This Kagyur Chinese/English translation, Version 2.0, is dedicated to all the deceased Buddhist practitioners who, over the past 30 years, contributed to the Buddhist internet and enriched its content, as well as the esteemed masters who passed away during this period. Though not all are named, we honor their memory, wishing them a superior rebirth and a return to fulfill their vows, contributing wisdom and strength to societal progress. **October 30, 2024**