ສັກກະບັນ

ສັກກະບັນ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໑໐ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໔໖ ຄາຖາ. ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ທ້າວສັກກະຫຼືພະອິນ ຄິດວ່າ ຕໍ່ໄປພາຍໜ້າຫາກມີຜູ້ມາຂໍພະນາງມັດທີ ພະເວດສັນດອນກໍ່ຈະໃຫ້ ອາດເຮັດໃຫ້ການບໍາເພັນພຽນເພື່ອໂພທິຍານເກີດອຸປະສັກເພາະບໍ່ມີຜູ້ປົນນິບັດ ຈຶ່ງແປງເພດເປັນພາມມາຂໍພະນາງມັດທີ ພະເວດສັນດອນກໍ່ປະທານໃຫ້ ພາມແປງໄດ້ຖວາຍຄືນ ພ້ອມທັງປະສາດພອນ ໘ ປະການແກ່ພະເວດສັນດອນ ເຊັ່ນ ໃຫ້ຊາວເມືອງຫາຍໂກດແລ້ວອອກມາຮັບເອົາກັບບ້ານເມືອງ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ມູນລະສັດທາ ໝາຍມີ ທິດພັນ ຜົວເມຍ ລູກເຕົ້າຊູ່ຄົນ ໄດ້ສ້າງ ນິໄສມະຫາເວດສັນຕະຣະຊາຕະກະ ມັດນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ. Sakkaban the tenth episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 46 verses. Sakkaban or Sakkapana means the section on Sakka, the content mentions about Sakka or Indra thought that in the future if someone asked for Princess Maddi, Vessantara would agree. That would make his practice difficult because of nobody taking care of him. Sakka assumed the guise of a Brahmin and asked for Princess Maddi. Vessantara gave her willingly. Then the Brahmin returned Maddi to him along with eight blessings including, ‘May the people of Sivi forgive him and bring him back the kingdom’. Colophon: Folio 16 on the recto side: The initiators, Thit Phan and his wife together with all their children sponsored the making of this manuscript-bundle [entitled] Nisai Maha Vessantara Jataka to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna, constantly and certainly). Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 16 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.7 cm, width 57.5 cm, depth 0.7 cm. Condition of original material: Fragile. Scribe(s): Unidentified. Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.