ໃນສະໄໝພຸດທະການ ຄັ້ງໜຶ່ງ ພະມະຫາໂມກຄັນລານະອາໄສຢູ່ເທິງດອຍຄິດຊະກູດ ໄດ້ເຫັນເຜດກາຕົນໜຶ່ງທີ່ມີໄຟໄໝ້ຕາມລໍາຕົວຕະຫລອດເວລາ. ເຜດຕົນນັ້ນມີຮູບຮ່າງສູງໃຫຍ່ແລະມີລີ້ນອັນແມບ ຍາວ. ພະມະຫາໂມກຄັນລານະຈຶ່ງໄດ້ຖາມເຜດຕົນນັ້ນວ່າ ທ່ານໄດ້ທໍາກໍາອັນໃດໄວ້ ຈຶ່ງມີອັດຕະພາບໄດ້ເປັນເຜດເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ ເຜດຕົນນັ້ນຕອບວ່າ ໃນສະໄໝຂອງພະກັດສະປະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕົນໄດ້ເກີດເປັນແມ່ກາໂຕໜຶ່ງ ແລະໄດ້ແອບລັກເອົາເຂົ້າໃນບາດຂອງພິກຂຸມາກິນ ຄັ້ນເມື່ອຕາຍໄປກໍ່ໄດ້ເປັນເຜດກາດັ່ງທີ່ເຫັນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໑) ລານທີ ໒໔ ໜ້າ ໒: ແມ່ອອກເຮີຍ ຂ້ອຍຂໍບຸນນໍາເຈົ້າຫຼາຍໆ ແດ່ທ້ອນ ແມ່ອອກເຖົ້າເຮີຍ. ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ຄ່ອຍຕອມແລງເນີ ມະຫາວິບາກຫລວງ ຜູກຖ້ວນ ໑໑ ເນີ. (໒) ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໘໓ ຕົວປີຮ້ວງເຮົ້າ ເດືອນ ໖ ຂຶ້ນ ໑ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໕ ມູນລະສັດທາໝາຍມີ ສາວຜິວ ເປັນສັດທາອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນທັງບຸດຕະນັດຕາພີ່ນ້ອງຊູ່ຄົນຂົນຂວາຍຫາມາຍັງໃບລານມາສ້າງຍັງມະຫາວິບາກຫລວງ ໒ ຜູກ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາແດ່ກໍຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສຸດທິນັງ ວັດຕາ ເມ ທັງນັງ ປະຣິສຸດທັງ ນິບພານັງ ປາລະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ.
In the Buddha’s time, once Venerable Maha Moggallana lived in the mount of Gijjhakuta, he saw a ghost in a crow shape that was burning all the time. The ghost was big and tall and had a long tongue. So, Venerable Maha Moggallana asked that ghost, what kind of bad deed did you do to have the ability to be like that? The ghost answered that, during the time of Kassapa Buddha, it was born as a crow and took rice from the alms bowl of a monk to eat. After the death, it was born as the crow ghost. Colophons: (1) Folio 24 on the verso side: Dear lay mother, may I share with much merit, dear lay grandmother. The writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Maha Vibak Luang (Great consequence), 11th fascicle. (2) Folio 25 on the rectso side: Chunlasangkatrasa (CS) 1283, a huang hao year, the first day of the waxing moon of the sixth lunar month, the fiith day of the week (Thursday). The initiator, Sao Phio had the ardent religious faith together with all her children, grandchildren and relatives to find the palm leaves and sponsor the making of these two manuscript-fascicles entitled Maha Vibak Luang (Great consequence) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May our wishes and desires come true. May this pure gift of mine be for Nibbāna which is the greatest bliss constantly and certainly.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.1 cm, width 59.3 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1283, a huang hao year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Chest No.4.
