ສອງພຸດທະຮູບ

ສອງພຸດທະຮູບ ໝາຍເຖິງ ຜົນລະບຸນທີ່ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຈາກການສ້າງພະພຸດທະຮູບ ເພື່ອເປັນທີ່ຂາບໄຫວ້ສັກກາລະບູຊາແກ່ຄົນທັງຫຼາຍ. ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າ ປະທັບຢູ່ທີ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ. ວັນໜຶ່ງ ພະເຈົ້າປັດເສນທິໂກສົນພ້ອມດ້ວຍບໍລິວານເຂົ້າເຝົ້າພະພຸດທະອົງ. ເມື່ອພະພຸດທະອົງຕັດວ່າ ພະອົງຈະໄປປະທັບຢູ່ຕາວະຕິງສາສະຫວັນເປັນເວລາສາມເດືອນ. ພະເຈົ້າປັດເສນທະໂກສົນຈຶ່ງຂໍອະນຸຍາດສ້າງພະພຸດທະຮູບ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຮັບພຸດທານຸຍາດແລ້ວ, ພະເຈົ້າປັດເສນທິໂກສົນໄດ້ສ້າງພະພຸດທະຮູບປາງປະທັບນັ່ງດ້ວຍແກ່ນໄມ້ຈັນແດງ ແລະປະດິດສະຖານໄວ້ເທິງອາສະນະໃນພະຣາຊະວັງ. ພະພຸດທະຮູບອົງນັ້ນເໝືອນດັ່ງມີຊີວິດ. ເມື່ອພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໄດ້ກັບຈາກສະຫວັນແລ້ວໄດ້ສະເດັດໄປເບິ່ງພະພຸດທະຮູບນັ້ນ ເມື່ອພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າສະເດັດໄປເຖິງ ພະພຸດທະຮູບນັ້ນໄດ້ເຄື່ອນອອກເພື່ອສະແດງຄວາມເຄາລົບ ແຕ່ພະພຸດທະອົງໄດ້ຍົກພະຫັດຊ້າຍຂຶ້ນແລ້ວຕັດວ່າ, ‘ທ່ານຈົ່ງນັ່ງລົງເທີ້ນ’. ຈາກນັ້ນ ພະພຸດທະອົງຈຶ່ງຕັດເທສະນາເລື່ອງອານິສົງການສ້າງພະພຸດທະຮູບໃຫ້ພະຣາຊາຟັງ.

Sòng Phutthahup means the rewards derived from making the Buddha statue and donated it to the monastery. On one occasion, the Buddha was staying in the Jetavana monastery of Savatti. One day, King Pasenadi went to pay homage to the Buddha. When the Buddha announced he would leave for three month in Tāvatiṃsa heaven, the king then asked permission to make an image of him. On being granted permission, the king had a statue carved using sandalwood of the Buddha in the sitting position. It looked exactly like Buddha and it was housed in the place. Upon Lord Buddha’s return from Tāvatiṃsa heaven, he was invited by the king to look at the sandalwood image. When the Buddha arrived the image started to move from the seat and was about to pay homage when the Buddha raised his left hand to stop the figure, saying “You will remain seated”. After that, the Lord Buddha preached a sermon about the merit gained by making Buddha images.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 11 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.7 cm, width 56 cm, depth 0.5 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.