ນິທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ອງ ພະຕິດສະເຖລະຜູ້ມີກາຍເນົ່າ. ພະຕິດສະເຖລະ ເມື່ອຮັບພະກໍ່າມະຖານຈາກພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າແລ້ວ ກໍ່ໄດ້ຂະຫຍັ່ນໝັ່ນພຽນປະຕິບັດແລະຕໍ່ມາທ່ານໄດ້ເປັນພະຍາດຊະນິດໜຶ່ງມີອາການເປັນຕຸ່ມພອງທົ່ວຮ່າງກາຍ ຕຸ່ມນັ້ນໄດ້ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຂຶ້ນເທົ່າໜ່ວຍໝາກຕູມແລະອອກ. ຜ້າສະບົງຈີວອນເປິເປຶ້ອນໄປດ້ວຍນ້ໍາເຫຼືອງແລະນໍ້າໜອງ ທົ່ວຮ່າງກາຍເນົ່າເຟະ ສະນັ້ນ ທ່ານຈຶ່ງມີຊື່ວ່າ ພະປູຕິຄັດຕິຕິດສະເຖລະ (ພະຕິດສະເຖລະຜູ້ມີກາຍເນ່ົາ). ພວກພິກຂຸທັງຫລາຍກໍ່່ບໍ່ສາມາດຈະດູແລໄດ້ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຈຶ່ງສະເດັດໄປທໍາການພະຍາບານເອງ ພ້ອມກັບຊົງສະແດງພະທໍາໃຫ້ຟັງວ່າ ຮ່າງກາຍເມື່ອປາສະຈາກວິນຍານ ກໍ່ຈະບໍ່ມີປະໂຫຍດ ນອນຢູ່ເທິງພື້ນດິນເໝືອນທ່ອນໄມ້. ເມື່ອຈົບພະທໍາມະເທດສະໜາທ່ານກໍ່ບັນລຸເປັນພະອໍລະຫັນພ້ອມດ້ວຍປະຕິສໍາພິທາຍານແລະປະຣິນິບພານໃນເວລາຕໍ່ມາ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໖໘ (ກົງກັບ ຈສ. ໑໑໖໘) ປີຮວາຍຍີ່ ດໍ (ເດືອນ) ໔ ອອກໃໝ່ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໓ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖໃກ້ຄໍ່າ ພະຣາຊະສັດທາຫຼວງ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາສ້າງ ລໍາທໍາມະບົດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ.
The Dhammapada story of Tissa, the Venerable with a stinking body. After taking a subject of meditation from the Buddha, Thera Tissa was diligently practising meditation when he was afflicted with a disease. Small boils appeared all over his body and these developed into big sores. When these sores burst, his upper and lower robes became sticky and stained with pus and blood, and his whole body was stinking. For this reason, he was known as Putigattatissa, Tissa the venerable with stinking body. Other bhikkhus could not take care of him. The Buddha went to wash and clean him. Thereafter, the Buddha said to him that, “this body when devoid of life would be as useless as a log and would be laid on the earth”. At the end of the discourse, Tissa Thera attained arahatship together with Analytical Insight, and soon passed away. Colophon: Folio 26 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 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 55 cm, depth 1 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.
