ບາລີ ກຸມມານ (ບັ້ນປາຍ)

ກຸມມານ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໘ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໑໐໑ ຄາຖາເນື້ອໃນທັງໝົດເປັນພາສາບາລີ. ເນື້ອຫາກ່າວເຖິງ ຊູຊົກເດີນທາງໄປເຖິງເຂົາວົງກົດ ໄດ້ນອນຄ້າງຄືນໃນທີ່ບໍ່ໄກຈາກອາສົມຂອງພະເວດສັນດອນ ຮຸ່ງເຊົ້າ ລໍຖ້າຈົນພະນາງມັດທີອອກໄປຫາໝາກໄມ້ແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງເຂົ້າໄປຂໍສອງກຸມມານຄືພະຊາລີແລະພະກັນຫາຈາຫພະເວດສັນດອນ ເມື່ອສອງກຸມມານຮູ້ວ່າພາມຊູຊົກມາຂໍພວກຕົນກໍ່ຮູ້ສຶກຢ້ານກົວ ຈຶ່ງພາກັນໜີລົງໄປໃນສະນໍ້າ ພະເວດສັນດອນອອກໄປຕາມຫາແລະທໍາຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈແລ້ວມອບໃຫ້ຊູຊົກ ຊູຊົກກໍ່ຈັບສອງກຸມມານມັດມືຕິດກັນແລ້ວລາກອອກໄປ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໑໑ ໜ້າ ໑: ມະຫາສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໐໐໒ ຮ້ອຍ ໓ (ກົງກັບ ຈສ. ໑໒໐໓) ຕົວ ປີຊານຫລຸ ເດືອນ ໕ ແຮມ ໑໓ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໒ ມື້ກ່າມົດ ໝາຍມີ ພະຍາອຸປາຣາດແລະສະຫະພະຣິຍາ ບຸດຕະນັດຕາພັນທຸວົງ ສາທາ ສີທາສາ ພ້ອມກັນມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງສ້າງ ບາລີຫິມມະພານ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງມະໂນຣະຖາ.

Kumman or Kumāra the eighth episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 101 verses and the whole text written in Pali. The content tells Jujaka arrived at Mount Vamka and stayed overnight not far from the hermitage of Ascetic Vessantara. At dawn on the next morning, Jujaka waited until Princess Maddī went away for finding for fruits. He then came out and begged to have Prince Jali and Princess Kanha from Vessantara. The two children realized that the Brahmin begging them, they were so scared and concealed themselves under the lotus leaves in the pond. Ascetic Vessantara called them and made them understood about his wishes. Then the ascetic gave them to Jujaka. Jujaka was binding their hands together and dragged them out of there. Colophon: Folio 11 on the recto side: Mahasangkat 1002 hundred 3 (corresponding with CS 1203), a salu year (the year of the Ox), the thirteenth day of the waning moon of the fifth lunar month, the second day of the week (Monday), a ka mot day. Phanya Uparat and his wife, along with their children, relatives, males and females slaves jointly had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Pali himmaphan, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May our wishes come true.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 12 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 57.8 cm, depth 0.5 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1203, a salu year

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 4.