ສະໄໜໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖິ ຊົງປະທານໂອວາດໃຫ້ແກ່ພະເຈົ້າປະເສນທິໂກສົນ ທີ່ຊົງມົວເມົາດ້ວຍຣາຊະອິສະລິຍະຍົດແລະໝົກມຸ່ນຢູ່ກັບກາມມະຄຸນ ຈົນລືມທໍານຸບໍາລຸງພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ. ພະພຸດທະອົງ ໄດ້ນໍານິທານຂອງພະພຸດທະອົງມາຕັດວ່າ ໃນອະດິດຕະການ ພະໂພທິສັດໄດ້ເກີດມາເປັນພະຣາຊະບຸດຂອງພະເຈົ້າພົມມະທັດ ແຫ່ງເມືອງພາຣານະສີ ມີນາມວ່າ ຊະນະສັນທະກຸມມານ ເມື່ອຈະເລີນໄວໄດ້ໄປຮຽນສີລະປະວິທະຍາຢູ່ເມືອງຕັກກະສີລາ ຄັ້ນກັບມາແລ້ວພະຣາຊະບິດາຊົງພະຣາຊະທານຕໍາແໜ່ງອຸປະຣາດ. ຕໍ່ມາ ເມື່ອພະຣາຊະບິດາເຖິງສະຫວັນນະຄົດ ພະໂພທິສັດຈຶ່ງໄດ້ຄອງຣາຊະສົມບັດເປັນພະຍາ ນັບແຕ່ນັ້ນມາພະອົງໄດ້ຍຶດຫຼັກທົດສະພິດຣາຊະທໍາ ນໍາພາມະຫາຊົນ ທໍາບຸນໃຫ້ທານ, ຮັກສາສີນ, ຟັງທໍາ ແລະເມດຕາພາວະນາຢູ່ເນື່ອງໆ ຈຶ່ງເປັນທີ່ເຄົາຮັກຂອງມະຫາຊົນທັງຫຼາຍ.
On one occasion while residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha gave advice to King Pasenadi Kosala who was being addicted to his royal position and preoccupied in the sensual pleasures and forgot the support to Buddhism. The Buddha related the story of his previous existence to the king. Once upon a time, the Bodhisatta was born as the son of King Phommathat (Brahmadata) of Varanasi, named Janasanda Kumara. When he grew up, he went to study in Taxila. After having finished his studies, he was appointed as the viceroy by his father. Later on, after the death of his father, the Bodhisatta became successor to his father as the king of the kingdom. From then on, the Bodhisatta followed the royal virtues and led the people in giving alms, observing the precepts, listening to the Dhamma and practicing meditation. Thus he was respected by the people.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 25 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.4 cm, width 57.8 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.7.
