ກໍາມະວາຈາ ເນື້ອໃນສ່ວນຫລາຍຂຽນເປັນພາສາປາລີ ໃຊ້ປະກອບພິທີອຸປະສົມບົດ. ໂດຍທົ່ວໄປເວົ້າກ່ຽວກັບຊຸດຄໍາຖາມແລະຄໍາຕອບທີ່ໃຊ້ໃນພິທີອຸປະສົມບົດ (ບວດພະ). ໃນພິທີນັ້ນ ພະພິກຂຸທີ່ກໍາລັງຂໍອຸປະສົມບົດຕ້ອງຕອບຄໍາຖາມ “ແມ່ນ ຫຼື ບໍ່ແມ່ນ” ມີຫຼາຍຂໍ້ ທີ່ພະຄູ່ສູດຫຼືພະກໍາມະວາຈາຈານແລະພະອະນຸສາວະນາຈານ ຖາມ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໑ ໜ້າ ໒: ຈຸດທະສັກກະຣາດໄດ້ ໑໒໕໓ ຕົວປີລ້ວງ(ຮ້ວງ)ເໝົ້າ ສະເດັດເຂົ້າສູ່ອຸດຕຸລະດູ ເດືອນ ໑໒ ແລັມ(ແຮມ) ຄໍ່າ ໑ ໄດ້ ວັນ ໗ ໄທວ່າ ກັດໃຄ້ ຍາມກິນງາຍແລ້ວແລ ກໍາມະວາຈາ ກັບນີ້ ມີແປຼແລສັບທັງມວນແລ້ວແລ ອຸດຕະມາພິກຂຸອະທິການວັດບ້ານວຽງ ຣິຂິກຕະຄໍ້າຊູສາສະໜາແລ ນາຍໜານມະຫາຄຽງເປັນເຄົ້າພະຣິຍາຊື່ວ່ານາງໄທ ພີ່ນ້ອງຊູ່ຄົນ ກໍ່ອຸບາຍຂົນຂວາຍຫາໂປທະກັງຍັງໃບລານມາສ້າງ[...].
Kammavaca (the formal words of an act) with the text mostly written in Pali is used for an ordination ceremony. General speaking, the kammavacha (kammavācā) deals with the set of questions and answers which is used in an ordination ceremony. In the ceremony, the ordaining monk must answer several “yes or no” questions posed to him by a monk on his right during a chant called Pha Kammavachanchan (Act-announcing teacher) who faces another monk on the left called Pha Anusavanachan (Ordination proclaiming teacher). Colophon: Folio 21 on the verso side: Chutthasakkarat (CS) 1253, a luang (huang) mao year, on the first day of the waning moon of the twelfth lunar month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat khai day in the Thai calendar, the writing of this manuscript was accomplished at the time of after breakfast. This manuscript entitled Kammavacha has been transalted all the words [Pali into Lanna]. Uttama Bhikkhu, abbot of Vat Ban Viang is the scribe, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Nai Nan Maha Khiang and his wife named Nang Thai together with their relatives supported the palm leaves for the making of this manuscript […].
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 22 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.9 cm, width 57.7 cm, depth 0.8 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1253, a huang mao year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Uttama Bhikkhu.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
