ວິສຸດທິມັກ ໝາຍເຖິງ ທາງແຫ່ງວິສຸດທິ ເປັນຄໍາພີທີ່ອະທິບາຍຫຼັກການປະຕິບັດທີ່ນໍາໄປສູ່ມັກຜົນນິບພານ ໂດຍອາໄສຫຼັກສີນ ສະມາທິ ແລະປັນຍາ. ຕົ້ນສະບັບເປັນພາສາບາລີ ພະພຸດທະໂຄສາຈານຊາວອິນເດຍແຕ່ງຂຶ້ນໃນລັງກາ. ເນື້ອໃນຜູກນີ້ກ່າວເຖິງ ຊານ ໕ ຕາມໃນແຫ່ງພະອະພິທໍາ ປະກອບດ້ວຍ ປະຖົມມະຊານ, ທຸຕິຍະຊານ, ຕະຕິຍະຊານ, ຈະຕຸຖະຊານ ແລະປັນຈະມະຊານ. ປະຖົມມະຊານ ມີອົງຊານ ໕ ດວງຄື: ໑. ວິຕົກ, ວິຈານ, ປິຕິ, ສຸກ, ແລະເອກັກຄະຕາ. ທຸຕິຍະຊານ ມີອົງຊານ ໔ ຄື ວິຈານ, ປິຕິ, ສຸກແລະເອກັກຄະຕາ ຕະຕິຍະຊານ ມີອົງຊານ ໓ ຄື ປິຕິ, ສຸກ ແລະເອກັກຄະຕາ ຈະຕຸຖະຊານ ມີອົງຊານ ໒ ຄື ສຸກ ແລະເອກັກຄະຕາ ປັນຈະມະຊານ ມີອົງຊານ ໒ ຄື ອຸເປກຂາແລະເອກັກຄະຕາ ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໗ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ ໑໒໕໗ ຕົວ ປີຮັບມົດ ເດືອນຈຽງ ອອກໃໝ່ ໑໐ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໔ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ເຈົ້າຍັງຂະໝ່ອມ ມະຫາອຸປະຣາຊາກົມພະຣາຊະວັງວໍລະພະຣາຊະນີເວດມະຫາສະຖານມຸງຄຸນ ນະຣາທິປັດຕິ ສີສຸວັນນະຫໍຄໍາຝ່າຍໜ້າ ກັບທັງອັກຄະມະເຫສີຍາເປັນເຄົ້າເປັນເຫງົ້າເຈົ້າມູນລະສັດທາ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງໜັງສື ວິສຸດທິມັກຄະຜະລະ ໄວ້ກັບວໍລະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າຖ້ວນ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາ ທຸກເຍື່ອງທຸກປະການ ຂໍພະນີຣະພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ເມ.
Visuddhimagga refers to the path of putiry is the scripture that explains the principles of practice that lead to Nirvana based on the principles of the morality, meditation and wisdom. The original was written in Pali by an Indian Buddhist teacher, Buddhagosa in Lanka. The text of this fascicle tells about the five jhana (absorption) factors which consist of the first absorption, the second absorption, the third absorption, the fourth absorption, and the fifth absorption. The first absorption has five factors including vitakka (initial application), vicara (sustained application), piti (joy), sukkha (happiness), and ekaggata (one-poitedness). The second absorption has four factors including vicara (sustained application), piti (joy), sukkha (happiness), and ekaggata (one-poitedness). The third absorption has three factors including piti (joy), sukkha (happiness), and ekaggata (one-poitedness). The fourth absorption has two factors including sukkha (happiness), and ekaggata (one-poitedness). The fifth absorption has two factors including upekkha (equanimity), ekaggata (one-poitedness) Colophon: Folio 27 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat (CS) 1257, a hap mot year, the tenth day of the waxing moon of the first lunar month, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The initiators, the royal viceroy of the department of the front royal golden palace and his queen jointly sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Visutthimakkhaphala (Visuddhimagga) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires come true. May we all enter Nibbāna definitely. May this be a condition for me to reach Nibbāna.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 27 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.1 cm, width 57.7 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1257, a hap mot year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Chest No.1.
