ວິສຸດທິມັກ ແປວ່າ ຫົນທາງແຫ່ງຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ ຫຼືທາງແຫ່ງພະນິບພານ ເປັນພະທຳຄຳສອນອັນນຳທາງໄປສູ່ພະນິບພານ, ຫຼືເວົ້າອີກຢ່າງໜຶ່ງ ກໍ່ຄືເປັນແຜນທີ່ໃນການເດີນທາງຂອງຜູ້ປະຕິບັດໃຫ້ໄປເຖິງຈຸດໝາຍຄືພະນິບພານ. ເນື້ອໃນຂອງໜັງສືຜູກນີ້ ກ່າວເຖິງ ທາດ ໑໘ ປະກອບດ້ວຍ ຈັກຂຸທາດ, ຣູປະທາດ, ຈັກຂຸວິນຍານທາດ. ໂສຕະທາດ, ສັດທາທາດ, ໂສຕະວິນຍານທາດ, ຄານນະທາດ, ຄັນທະທາດ, ຄານະວິນຍານທາດ, ຊິວຫາທາດ, ຣົດສະທາດ, ຊີວຫາວິນຍານທາດ, ກາຍະທາດ, ໂຜດຖັບພະທາດ, ກາຍະວິນຍານທາດ, ມະໂນທາດ, ທຳມະທາດ ແລະ ມະໂນວິນຍານທາດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ ໑໒໒໒ ຕົວ ປີກົດສັນ ເດືອນ ໙ ຂຶ້ນ ໘ ຄໍ່າ ໓ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມທ່ຽງ ໝາຍມີ ນ້ອງສົມເດັດພະເປັນເຈົ້າຝ່າຍຫລັງມີພະຣາຊະສັດທາສ້າງ ວິສຸດທິມັກ ມັດ ໔ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ໂນ.
Visuddhimagga means the way of purity or the way of Niravana is the teaching that lwads to Nirvana, or in other words, it is a map for the practitioner’s journey to reach the destination that is Nirvana. The text of this manuscript tells about the eighteen elements consisting of eye element, visible-data element, eye-consciousness element, ear element, sound element, ear-consciousness element, nose element, odour element, nose-consciousness element, tongue element, flavor element, tongue-consciousness element, body element, tangible-data element, body-consciousness element, mind element, mental-data element, and mind-consciousness element. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat (CS) 1222, a kot san year, the eighth day of the waxing moon of the ninth lunar month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), the writing was accomplished at noon. The younger brother of the royal king, who lived in the palace on the back side, had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Visutthimak (Visuddhimagga), bundle 4, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.1 cm, width 56 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1222, a kot san year
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
