ປະຣາພະວະສູດ ເຫດແຫ່ງຄວາມເສື່ອມ. ໜັງສືສໍາລັບໃຊ້ເທສະໜາ. ສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນແຫ່ງທ່ານອະນາຖະບິນດິກະ ໃກ້ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ. ເມື່ອລາຕີການລ່ວງໄປແລ້ວ ມີເທວະດາຕົນໜຶ່ງມີລັດສະໝີສະຫວ່າງໄປທົ່ວປ່າເຊຕະວັນໄດ້ເຂົ້າເຝົ້າພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຖວາຍບັງຄົມແລ້ວກໍ່ຢືນຢູ່ທີ່ຄວນສ່ວນຄ້າງໜຶ່ງ ແລ້ວຂາບທູນພະພຸດະເຈົ້າເປັນບາດຄາຖາ. ເມື່ອນັ້ນ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຕັດຕອບແລະອະທິບາຍເລື່ອງເຫດແຫ່ງຄວາມເສື່ອມ ໑໒ ປະການ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໔ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໒໖ ຕົວ ປີກາບໃຈ້ ເດືອນ ໓ ແຮມ ໗ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໔ ມື້ເປິກໃຈ້ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ທ້າວນັນ ຜົວເມຍ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງຍັງປະຣາພະວະສູດ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບວໍຣະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາທັງມວນກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ໂນ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ນິດຈັງ.
Paraphava sut or Parābhava Sutta, the causes of downfall. The text is for preaching. In the Buddha's time, once the Buddha was dwelling at Anathapindika’s monastery, in the Jeta Grove near Savatthi. When the night was far spent a certain deity whose surpassing spendour illuminated the entire Jeta Grove, came to the presence of the Buddha, and drawing near, respectfully saluted the Buddha and stood to one side. Standing thus, he addressed the Buddha in verses. Then the Buddha answered him and described the twelve causes of downfall. Colophon: Folio 24 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat (CS) 1226, a kap chai year, on the seventh day of the waning moon of the third lunar month, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), a poek chai day, the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Thao (Mr) Nan and his wife had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Paraphavasut (Parābhava Sutta), to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires be fulfilled. May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna, certainly and constantly.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 24 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.7 cm, width 55.3 cm, depth 0.8 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1226, a kap chai year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Glass Cabinet No.5.
