ຫິມມະພານ (ບັ້ນປາຍ)

ຫິມມະພານ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໒ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ. ເມື່ອພະນາງຜຸດສະດີຈຸຕິຈາກສະຫວັນມາປະຕິສົນທິເປັນພະຣາຊະທິດາຂອງພະເຈົ້າມັດທະຣາດ ເມື່ອຈະເລີນໄວໄດ້ ໑໖ ປີ ໄດ້ຮັບອະພິເສກເປັນພະມະເຫສີຂອງພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊ ຜູ້ປົກຄອງເມືອງສີພີ ຕໍ່ມາ ໄດ້ປະສູດພະຣາຊະໂອລົດຊົງພະນາມວ່າ ເວດສັນດອນ. ໃນວັນດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ນາງຊ້າງສັດທັນ ໄດ້ເກີດລູກເປັນຊ້າງເຜືອກຂາວບໍລິສຸດ ໄດ້ຊື່ວ່າ ປັດໄຈນາກ. ຕໍ່ມາ ພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊໄດ້ຊົງມອບຣາຊະສົມບັດແດ່ພະເວດສັນດອນແລະໃຫ້ຊົງອະພິເສກກັບພະນາງມັດທີ ເປັນຄູ່ບາລະມີໃນການບໍລິຫານບ້ານເມືອງ. ພະເວດສັນດອນມີນິດໄສນ້ອມໄປໃນການບໍາເພັນທານ ເມື່ອເກີດຟ້າແລ້ງໃນແຄວ້ນກະລິງຄະ ປະຊາຊົນຈຶ່ງມາຂໍຊ້າງປັດໄຈນາກ ພະອົງກໍ່ຊົງປະທານໃຫ້ ອັນເປັນເຫດໃຫ້ຊາວເມືອງສີພີບໍ່ພໍໃຈ ທູນຂໍໃຫ້ພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊເນລະເທດໄປສູ່ປ່າຫິມມະພານ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໙ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໑໓ ຕົວ ປີຮ້ວງໃຄ້ ເດືອນ ໑໒ ແຮມ ໑໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໕ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ພໍ່ຄໍາມິ່ງ ຜົວເມຍ ມີສັດທາສ້າງ ມະຫາເວດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າ. Himmaphan (Himavanta forest) the second episode of the Vessantara Jataka. When Queen Phussati left the heaven and was born as the daughter of King Maddaraja. At the age of 16, whe was married as the wife of King Sanjaya, the ruler of Sivi (Shivi). Later sha gave birth to a son who was given name “Vessatara”. On the same day, a female elephant named Chaddanta gave birth to a pure white elephant named “Paccayanaga”. Later King Sanjaya gave the royal title to Prince Vessatara and married him with Princess Maddi as his consort in the administration of the kingdom. Vessatara has a tendency to bow to the amls giving. When the drought occurred in the Kalinga region, the people thus came to ask for Paccayanaga elephant. He gave the elephant to them. That cuased the people of Sivi to be dissatisfied. So, they asked King Sanjaya to banish him to the Himavan forest. Colophon: Folio 19 on the recto side: In Sangkat (CS) 1213, a huang khai year, on the twelfth day of the waning moon of the twelfth lunar month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Phò Khamming and his wife sponsored the making of this manuscript [entitled] Mahavet (Vessantara Jataka) to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 19 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 54.2 cm, depth 0.7 cm. Condition of original material: Fragile. Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1213, a huang khai year Scribe(s): Unidentified. Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.