ນິທານຊາດົກເລື່ອງເຕົ່າໂຕນຜາ. ພະພຸດທະອົງຊົງຕັດເທສະໜາເລື່ອງອະດີດຕະຊາດຂອງພະພຸດທະອົງໃຫ້ແກ່ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍຟັງທີ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ. ໃນກາລະລ່ວງໄປແລ້ວນັ້ນ ພະໂພທິສັດໄດ້ ເກີດເປັນເຕົ່າ ຊື່ວ່າ ສຸວັນນະກັດສະໂປ ມີຜີວພັນງາມດັ່ງທອງຄໍາ ອາໄສຢູ່ຕີນພູເຂົາແຫ່ງໜຶ່ງໃນກັບມະຫາສະໝຸດ. ໃນກາລະນັ້ນ ມີພໍ່ຄ້າສະເພົາ ໕໐໐ ຄົນ ທີ່ເຮືອສະເພົາແຕກກາງມະຫາສະມຸດ ໄດ້ຮ້ອງໄຫ້ຂໍຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ເມື່ອເຕົ່າຄໍາໄດ້ຍິນ ຈຶ່ງຮີບຟ້າວອອກໄປຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ໂດຍໃຫ້ພໍ່ຄ້າເຫລົ່ານັ້ນຂຶ້ນຂີ່ເທິງຫລັງອອງຂອງຕົນ. ເມື່ອຮອດຝັ່ງແລ້ວ ເຕົ່າຄໍາເຫັນພໍ່ຄ້າເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນອິດເມື່ອຍແລະຫີວໂຫຍ ຈຶ່ງບອກໃຫ້ພໍ່ຄ້າເຫລົ່ານັ້ນຂ້າຕົນກິນເປັນອາຫານ ແຕ່ພໍ່ຄ້າສະເພົາບໍ່ຍອມຂ້າ. ເຕົ່າຄໍາ ຈຶ່ງຂຶ້ນໄປເທິງພູເຂົາແລ້ວຕັ້ງສັດຈະອະທິດຖານຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ເປັນພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໃນອະນາຄົດແລະຂໍໃຫ້ຮ່າງກາຍຂອງຕົນນັ້ນແຕກຫັກເປັນຕ່ອນ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ພໍ່ຄ້າສະເພົາເຫລົ່ານັ້ນໄດ້ກິນເປັນອາຫານເພື່ອປະທັງຊີວິດ. ເມື່ອອະທິດຖານສໍາເລັດແລ້ວກໍໂດດລົງຈາກພູເຂົາໜ່ວຍນັ້ນ ຈົນເຖິງແກ່ຄວາມຕາຍ ແລ້ວໄດ້ໄປເກີດເປັນເທວະບຸດຢູ່ເທິງສະຫວັນເທວະໂລກມີຊື່ວ່າ ສຸວັນນະກັດສະປະເທວະບຸດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໒ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໗໙ ຕົວປີເມິ່ງໃສ້ ເດືອນ ໑໒ ແຮມ ໑໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ອາທິດ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ໝາຍມີ ສາວແພງດີ ໄດ້ສ້າງລໍາ ເຕົ່າຊະເພົາ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ເມ.
Jataka tale of a tortoise jumping from a cliff. The Buddha preached a sermon on his previous life to his disciples at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi. In the past, the Bodhisatta was born as a tortoise named Suvannakassapo who had beautiful skin like gold living in a foot hill near the ocean. At the time, there were 500 junk traders when their junk broke down in the middle of the ocean, they cried out for help. When the golden turtle heard, he hurried to the rescue, having the traders ride on his back. When they were on the shore, the turtle saw the traders tired and hungry, he told them to kill him for food, but the traders refused to kill him. The golden turtle climbed the mountain and set up his mind to pray for a future Buddhaship and to break his body so that the traders could eat him for life. when he finished praying, he jumped down from the mountain until he died and was reborn as a deva named Suvannakassapa Devaputta in the heaven. Colophon: Folio 12 on the recto side: Chunlasangkatrasa 1279, a moeng sai year, the twelfth day of the waning moon of the twelfth lunar month, a Sunday, the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Sao Phaengdi sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Taosaphao to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years constantly and certainly, the greatest bliss. May this be a condition for me to reach Nibbāna.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 12 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 57 cm, depth 0.5 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1279, a moeng sai year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Glass Cabinet No.5.
