ພຣະບາລີອຸບບາດ

ພະຄາຖາອຸບບາດຫຼືອຸບປາຕະສັນຕິ ເນື້ອທັງໝົດເປັນພາສາບາລີ ເປັນບົດສູດສັນລະເສີນພະພຸດທະຄຸນ ພະທໍາມະຄຸນ ແລະພະສັງຄະຄຸນ ໂດຍລະບຸນາມຂອງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າທັງໃນອະດິດ ປັດຈຸບັນ ແລະອະນາຄົດ ລວມເຖິງພະອໍລະຫັນທັງຫຼາຍ ຜູ້ຊົງຄຸນ ຊົງລິດ ແລະຊົງອໍານາດຕ່າງໆ ເຮັດໃຫ້ເກີດອໍານາດທີ່ເຊື່ອວ່າ ສາມາດຂະຈັດປັດເປົ່າເພດໄພທັງປວງໃຫ້ກາຍເປັນດີ ບ້ານເມືອງແລະສັງຄົມຈະມີແຕ່ຄວາມສະຫງົບສຸກ ປາສະຈາກໂລກໄພເຫດຮ້າຍທັງປວງ ໃຫ້ຄຸນທັງຜູ້ສູດແລະຜູ້ຟັງໂດຍທົ່ວກັນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໓໔ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໒໑໗ ຕົວ ປີຮັບເໝົ້າ ເດືອນ ໕ ແຮມ ໓ ຄໍ່າ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ ວັນ ໕ ມື້ຮ້ວງເປົ້າ ຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ນາຍອາຈານຄໍາສຸກພໍ່ແລະແມ່ລູກເມຍພີ່ນ້ອງຊູ່ຄົນມີໃຈເຫລື້ອມໃສເປັນອັນຍິ່ງຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງ ສູດມົນທັງ ໕ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ໂນ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ.

Khatha Uppatasanti with the whole text written in Pali is a prayer to praise the virtues of the Buddha, of the Dhamma, of the Sangha by specifying the name of the Buddhas in the past, present and future, including the arahants as well as praising the virtues of the powerful persons, causing the power that is believed to be able to dispel all disastersby the power of this prayer. The country and society will be peaceful, free from all dangers. The power of this prayer protects both prayers and listeners. Colophon: Folio 34 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1217, a hap mao year, on the third day of the waning day of the fifth lunar month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), a huang pao day, [the writing was accomplished] at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Nai Achan Khamsuk and his mother together with his children, wife and all his relatives had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Sutmon thang 5 (Five prayers) to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna, certainly and certainly).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 38 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.1 cm, width 59 cm, depth 1.5 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1217, a hap mao year

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.