ສອງປິຕະກະ

ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າຊົງປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ດ້ຕັດເທສະໜາເລື່ອງອານິສົງການສ້າງພະໄຕປິດົກແກ່ພະສາຣີບຸດເຖລະເຈົ້າ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າເຝົ້າພະສາດສະດາ ແລ້ວທູນຖາມເລື່ອງນີ້. ພະພຸດທະອົງຕັດວ່າ ນໍລະຍິງຊາຍຜູ້ໃດມີສັດທາເຫຼື້ອມໃສໄດ້ສ້າງໜັງສືພະໄຕປິດົກທີ່ບັນຈຸຄໍາສອນຂອງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອສືບອາຍຸພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາໃຫ້ຍືນຍາວ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຜະລະອານິສົງອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ໄພສານຫາປະມານບໍ່ໄດ້ ຈະປາດຖະໜາສິ່ງໃດກໍ່ຈະໄດ້ສໍາເລັດດັ່ງເຈດຕະນາທຸກປະການ. ເມື່ອສິ້ນອາຍຸໄຂແລ້ວ ຈະໄດ້ໄປເກີດໃນສະຫວັນເປັນພະຍາອິນ ແລະຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ ຈະໄດ້ລົງມາເກີດໃນເມືອງມະນຸດເປັນພະເຈົ້າຈັກກະພັດ ເປັນເວລາຫຼາຍຊາດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໓໐ ໜ້າ ໒: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໖໒ ຕົວປີກັດໃຈ້ ເດືອນ ໗ ແຮມ ໑໑ ຄໍ່າ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ ວັນ ໖ ມື້ເປິກເສັດ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີສົມເດັດພົມມະປັນຍາ ມີໃຈເຫລື້ອມໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງ ລໍາປິຕະກະທັງ ໓ ໄວ້ຄໍ້າຊູພະສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ເມ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ນິພານນັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ອະນາຄະເຕກາເລ.

On one occasion, while residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha gave a sermon on the merit derived from making the manuscripts of the Tipitaka (the three baskets) to Sariputta Thera who came to the presence of the Buddha and asked the Buddha about this. The Buddha said that any women or men who have the ardent religious faith made the manuscripts of the Buddha’s teachings in order to support the Teachings of the Buddha will gain great merit incalculably. Their wishes will come true in any aspects. After death, they will be reborn in the heaven as king of the gods (Indra). Thereafter, they will reborn again in the human wolrd as emperors for many existences. Colophon: Folio 30 on the verso side: Sangkat (CS) 1262, a kat chai year, the eleventh day of the waning moon of the seventh lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Friday), a poek set day, the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Somdet Phommapannya had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Lam pitaka thang 3, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May this be a condition for me to reach Nibbāna in the future certainly. Nibbāna is the greatest bliss.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 33 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.8 cm, width 58 cm, depth 1.3 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1262, a kat chai year

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 10.