ຈັນທະກຸມມານຊາດົກ ເປັນຊາດທີ່ພະໂພທິສັດສະເຫວີຍພະຊາດເປັນຈັນທະກຸມມານ ໂອລົດຂອງພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດແຫ່ງນະຄອນບຸບຜະວະດີ ບໍາເພັນ ຂັນຕິປາລະມີ. ພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດມີປຸໂຣຫິດເປັນພາມ ຊື່ ກັນດະຫາລະ ທີ່ມັກຮັບສິນບົນ ຈຶ່ງວິນິດໄສຄະດີຢ່າງບໍ່ເປັນທໍາ ເຮັດໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນເດືອນຮ້ອນ. ວັນໜຶ່ງ ມີການຮ້ອງທຸກຂຶ້ນ ພະຈັນທະກຸຸມມານໄດ້ຕັດສິນຄະດີໃໝ່ໃຫ້ມີຄວາມເປັນທໍາ ຜູ້ຄົນຕ່າງສັນລະເສີນຍິນດີ. ພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດຈຶ່ງຕັ້ງຈັນທະກຸມມານເປັນຜູ້ວິນິດໄສແທນ ພາມກັນດະຫາລະຈຶ່ງໂກດແຄ້ນຜູກອາຄາດພະຍາບາດ ແລະໄດ້ອອກອຸບາຍວ່າ ຖ້າພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດຢາກໄປເກີດເທິງສະຫວັນ ໃຫ້ບູຊາດ້ວຍພະຣາຊະບຸດ ພະຣາຊະທິດາ ຊ້າງ ມ້າ ງົວ ຄວາຍ ໃຫ້ຄົບຢ່າງລະສີ່ ພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດຫຼົງເຊື່ອຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ຈັດບູຊາຍັນ. ພະຈັນທະກຸມມານຕ້ອງມີຂັນຕິອັດທົນຕໍ່ການທາລຸນດ້ວຍວິທີການຕ່າງໆ ຈົນພະນາງຈັນທະເທວີພະມະເຫສີຂອງພະຈັນທະກຸມມານ ຕ້ອງອະທິດຖານ ຂໍໃຫ້ເທວະດາທັງປວງຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ດ້ວຍແຮງອະທິດຖານ ພະຍາອິນຈຶ່ງມາຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດຫລົ້ມເລີກການບູຊາຍັນ ພາມກັນດະຫາລະຖືກປະຊາຊົນລົງທັນຈົນຕາຍ ສ່ວນພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດຖືກຂັບໄລ່ອອກຈາກເມືອງ ພະຈັນທະກຸມມານໄດ້ຂຶ້ນຄອງຣາດຕໍ່ມາຈົນສິ້ນອາຍຸໄຂ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໙ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໒໗໒ ຕົວ ປີກົດເສັດ ເດືອນຈຽງ ຂຶ້ນ ໘ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໖ ມື້ເປິກຍີ່ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ໝາຍມີ ຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ເມິ່ງກລາງ (ເມືອງກາງ) ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນລໍ້າຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງຈັນທະກຸມມານ ມັດນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າເຖິງ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ໂນ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ. ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ອະນາຄະເຕ ກາເລ.
Candakumara Jataka is the birth of the Bodhisattva when he was born as Canda Kumara, the son of King Ekaraja of Pubhavadi, performed the perfection of tolerance. King Ekaraja had the chief court Brahmin named Khandahala who liked to accept bribes, therefore unfairly judged the case. This was causing people to suffer all around. One day there was a complaint. Canda Kumara had to reverse the judgment to be fair. The people were praising and rejoicing. King Ekaraja therefore appointed Canda Kumara to be the judge instead. The Brahmin Kandahala became angry, tied up his malice and plotted that if King Ekaraja wanted to be born in heaven; he had to sacrifice with four of each including the royal sons, the royal daughters, elephants, horses, cows, and buffaloes. King Ekaraja believed by mistake therefore to arrange a sacrificial ceremony. Canda Kumara had to have patience to endure being abused by various means until Queen Candadevi, the consort of Canda Kumara, had to pray for all the help of the gods. With prayer, Indra came to help King Ekaraja to abolish the sacrifice. The Brahmin was punished until death by the people. King Ekaraja was driven out of the city. Canda Kumara reigned the kingdom until the end of his life. Colophon: Folio 19 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1272, a kot set year, the eighth day of the waxing moon of the first lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Saturday), a poek nyi day, the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Phu Nyai Moeng Klang (Mueang Kang) had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript-bundle entitled Chanthakumman to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end 5000 years. May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna constantly and certainly, the greatest bliss in the future. Amen, amen!.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 20 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 55.2 cm, depth 0.9 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1272, a kot set year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Chest No.4.
