ທໍາມະປັດທະ (ຜູກ ໗, ມັດ ໙)

ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເວລຸວັນ ຊົງປາຣົບນາຍພານຜູ້ໜຶ່ງຊື່ວ່າ ກຸກກຸຕະມິດ. ໃນເມືອງຣາຊະຄຶຍັງມີລູກສາວຂອງເສດຖີຄົນໜຶ່ງອາໄສຢູ່ໃນປາສາດ ຊັ້ນທີ່ ໗. ວັນໜຶ່ງນາງໄດ້ເຫັນນາຍພານກຸກກຸຕະມິດກໍາລັງຂັບກວຽນນໍາເນື້ອໄປຂາຍຈາກທາງປ່ອງຢ້ຽມ, ດ້ວຍບຸບເພສັນນິວາດທີ່ທັງສອງເຄີຍທໍາບຸນຮ່ວມກັນມາແຕ່ປາງກ່ອນ ນາງຈຶ່ງມີຈິດປະຕິດພັດກັບນາຍພານຜູ້ນັ້ນ ນາງແອບໜີໄປຢູ່ກັບນາຍພານຜູ້ນັ້ນ ຈົນມີລູກ ໗ ຄົນ. ວັນໜຶ່ງພະສາດສະດາໄດ້ເຫັນອຸປະນິໄສຂອງຄອບຄົວນາຍພານຈະສາມາດບັນລຸທໍາໄດ້ ຈຶ່ງສະເດັດໄປໂພດ ດ້ວຍການສະແດງພະທໍາມະເທດສະໜາ. ຄັ້ນເມື່ອພະທໍາມະເທດສະໜາຈົບລົງ ນາຍພານພ້ອມດ້ວຍພັນລະຍາແລະລູກໆທັງຫຼາຍ ກໍ່ໄດ້ບັນລຸໂສດາບັນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໑໙ ຕົວ ປີເມິ່ງໃສ້ ມື້ກາມົດ ວັນ ໑ ຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ສາທຸໝ່ອມແມ່ສາທຸຄໍາອົ້ນ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງ ທໍາມະປັດທະ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.

On one occasion, the Buddha was dwelling at the Veluvana monastery spoke about a hunter named Kukkutamitta. There was a rich man's daughter living in the palace on the seventh floor. One day she saw the hunter Kukkutamitta driving a wheelbarrow to sell meat from the window. As the two of them used to have made merit together in the past, so she fell in love with that hunter and ran away to live with the hunter until she had seven children. One day the Buddha saw the habit of the hunter's family to be able to reach the Dharma, so he went to give them with a sermon. As soon as the sermon was over, the hunter along with his wife and all their children attained Sotāpana. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Sangkatrasa (CS) 1219, a moeng sai year, on a ka mot day, the first day of the week (Sunday), [the writing was accomplished] at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o'clock). Princess Kham On had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this first manuscript-bundle entitled Dhammapada to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paranaṃ sukhaṃ (Nibbāna is greatest bliss).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 25 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5 cm, width 59.2 cm, depth 1 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1219, a moeng sai year

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.