ນິທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ອງ ທ້າວສັກກະ. ຫຼັງຈາກ ຈຸດຕິຈາກຊາດອັນເປັນຄົນ ມາຄະມານົບໄດ້ໄປເກີດເປັນພະອິນຫຼືທ້າວສັກກະ. ສ່ວນນາງສຸຊາດາ ເມຍຄົນທີ່ ໔ ຕາຍໄປເກີດເປັນນົກຍາງຢູ່ໃນຫຸບເຂົາແຫ່ງໜຶ່ງ. ເມື່ອໝົດອາຍຸໄຂໃນຊາດທີ່ເປັນນົກຍາງນັ້ນແລ້ວ ກໍ່ໄດ້ໄປເກີດເປັນລູກສາວຊ່າງໝໍ້ໃນເມືອງພາຣານະສີ ດ້ວຍອານິສົງໄດ້ຮັກສາສີນ. ຄັ້ນເມື່ອພະຍາອິນ ຊາບກໍ່ໄດ້ລົງມາໂຜດ ດ້ວຍໄດ້ນໍາແກ້ວ ໗ ປະການມາມອບໃຫ້ແກ່ນາງ ພ້ອມກັບໃຫ້ໂອວາດໂດຍບອກໃຫ້ຮັກສາສີນ. ນາງນັ້ນກໍ່ຕັ້ງໃຈຮັກສາສີນ ໕ ຢ່າງເຄັ່ງຄັດ ເມື່ອໝົດອາຍຸໄຂກໍ່ໄດ້ໄປເກີດເປັນທິດາຂອງພະຍາອະສຸຣິນທະເຊິ່ງເປັນປໍລະປັກກັບພະອິນ. ດ້ວຍອານິສົງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັກສາສີນ ນາງຈຶ່ງເປັນຜູ້ມີຮູບງາມ ມີຜີວພັນດັ່ງທອງຄໍາ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໖໘ (ກົງກັບ ຈສ. ໑໑໖໘) ປີຮວາຍຍີ່ ເດືອນ ໔ ອອກໃໝ່ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໓ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖໃກ້ຄໍ່າ ພະຣາຊະສັດທາຫຼວງ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາສ້າງ ລໍາທໍາມະບົດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ.
The Dhammapada story of the Sakka. After the human world, the youth Magha was reborn as Sakka (Indra). Susada, Magha’s fourth wife was reborn as a bittern in a mountain. After the existence of the bird, she was reborn as a daughter of the weaving man in Pharanasi, due to her good deed of observing the precepts. When the Sakka knew, he came down to help her and gave her seven kinds of crytals and also advised her to observe the precepts. The girl intentionally observed the five precepts. After the existence, she was reborn as a daughter of Asura who was the enemy of the Sakka. Due to the good deed of observing the precepts, she had the beautiful body and golden skin. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Sangkat 168 (corresponding with CS 1168), a hwai nyi year, on the second day of the waxing moon of the fourth lunar month, the third day of the week (Tuesday). The writing of this manuscript was accomplished in late afternoon (between 15.00–16.30 o’clock). The royal king had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Preaching Dhammapada to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May this be a condition to reach Nibbāna.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 25 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 55.2 cm, depth 0.9 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1168, a hwai nyi year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 2.
