ວິທຸຣະບັນດິດຊາດົກ ພະໂພທິສັດເກີດເປັນວິທຸຣະບັນດິດ ຜູ້ເປັນອໍາມາດໃນຣາຊະສໍານັກຂອງພະເຈົ້າທະນັນໄຊໂກຣົບພະຣາດແຫ່ງນະຄອນອິນທະປັດ. ວັນໜຶ່ງ, ພະຍາທັງສີ່ໄດ້ແກ່ ພະຍາອິນ, ພະຍາວະຣຸນແຫ່ງນາກ, ພະຍາເວນາໄຕແຫ່ງຄຸດ ແລະພະຍາທະນັນໄຊໄດ້ພົບກັນທີ່ສວນອຸທິຍານ ແຕ່ລະອົງກໍ່ອ້າງວ່າ ເປັນຜູ້ມີຄຸນນະທໍາທີ່ສຸດ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ການໂຕ້ຖຽງຈຶ່ງເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ພະຍາທັງສີ່ຈຶ່ງຂໍໃຫ້ວິທູຣະບັນດິດຊ່ວຍແກ້ໄຂຂໍ້ພິພາດນັ້ນ. ວິທຸຣະບັນດິດຈຶ່ງທູນວ່າ ທັງສີ່ພະອົງສະເໝີກັນເໝືອນດິ້ວລໍ້ທັງສີ່. ພະຍາທັງສີ່ຊົງພໍພະໄທແລະໄດ້ປະທານລາງວັນອັນລໍ້າຄ່າແກ່ວິທຸຣະບັນດິດ. ພະຍານາກໄດ້ເລົ່າຄວາມມີປັນຍາຂອງວິທູຣະບັນດິດໃຫ້ພະນາງວິມາລາມະເຫສີຂອງພະອົງຟັງ, ເມື່ອພະນາງໄດ້ຟັງກໍ່ຄຶດຢາພົບວິທຸຣະບັນດິດ ຈຶ່ງແກ້ງປ່ວຍແລ້ວຂໍໃຫ້ພະຍານໍາເອົາຫົວໃຈຂອງວິທຸຣະບັນດິດມາໃຫ້ ບໍ່ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພະນາງຈະເຖິງແກ່ຄວາມຕາຍ. ພະຍານາກ ຈຶ່ງວາງແຜນໃຫ້ປຸນນະກະຍັກໄປຂ້າວິທຸລະບັນດິດ ເພື່ອເອົາຫົວໃຈມາໃຫ້. ຖ້າປຸນນະກະຍັກສາມາດເອົາຫົວໃຈຂອງວິທຸລະບັນດິດມາໄດ້ ຈະຍົກລູກສາວຊື່ວ່າ ນາງອິຣັນທະຕິໃຫ້ເປັນຄູ່ຄອງ. ປຸນນະກະຍັກຮູ້ຈຸດອ່ອນຂອງພະຍາທະນັນໄຊຈຶ່ງໄປທ້າພະນັນ. ເມື່ອພະຍາແພ້ພະນັນຈຶ່ງມອບວິທຸຣະບັນດິດໃຫ້ໄປ. ປຸນນະກະຍັກພະຍາຍາມຂ້າວິທູຣະບັນດິດ ແຕ່ບໍ່ສໍາເລັດ ຈຶ່ງຄິດຈະເອົາວິທຸຣະບັນດິດໄປຄືນເມືອງອິນທະປັດ. ວິທຸຣະບັນດິດຮູ້ໄດ້ດ້ວຍປັນຍາວ່າ ພະນາງວິມາລາຕ້ອງການຟັງທໍາ ຈຶ່່ງໃຫ້ພາໄປຍັງເມືອງບາດານ ເແລະໄດ້ສະແດງທໍາໃຫ້ແກ່ພະຍານາກແລະນາງວິມາລາຟັງ. ເມື່ອງພະນາງໄດ້ຟັງກໍ່ມີຄວາມຊົມຊື່ນຍິນດີ. ວິທຸຣະບັນດິດຈຶ່ງກ່າວວ່າ “ປັນຍານັ້ນແລຄືຫົວໃຈຂອງບັນດິດ”. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ພັນ ໒ ຮ້ອຍ ໕໑໐໗ (ກົງກັບ ຈ.ສ. ໑໒໕໗ ) ຕົວ ປີຮັບມົດ ເດືອນ ໕ ແຮມ ໑໓ ຄໍ່າ ວັນອາທິດ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖ່ໃກ້ທ່ຽງ ໝາຍມີ ເພັຍຫອມສົມບັດຜົວເມຍມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງ ວິທຸຣະບັນດິດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ.
Vidhurapandita Jataka, the Bodhisattva took his life as Vidhurapandita who was the minister of King Dhananjaya Korobbharaja of Indapatta. One day, the four kings including Indra, the king of devas; Varuna, the king of the nagas; Venateyya, the king of the garudas; and King Dhananjaya met in a garden where each claimed to be the most virtuous. So, the dispute began. Therefore, they requested Vidhurapandita to settle the dispute. Vidhurapandita said that each was equal just like the four spokes of a wheel. Pleased, the four kings rewarded him with some precious gifts. Later, the Naga king told the Vidhurapandita’s wisdom to Vimala, his queen. When the queen heard that she craved to meet Vidhurapandita. So she tricked and pretended to be sick and then asked the king to give her the Vidhurapandita’s heart. Otherwise she will die. The Naga king therefore planed Punnaka, the yakkha to kill Vidhurapandita for his heart. If Punnaka could bring him the Vidhurapandita’s heart, he would allow his daughter named Irandati marry him. Punnaka knew the King Dhananjaya’s weakness, so, he challenged a game. When the king lost, he had to give Vidhurapandita to the giant. Punnaka tried to kill Vidhurapandita but not successful. So, he thought to bring him back but Vidhurapandita knew by his wisdom that the queen wanted to listen to his preaching. So, he asked the giant to bring him to the Naga kingdom. He preached the Dhamma to the Naga king and the queen. After listening, the queen was pleased. Vidhurapandita said that, “Wisdom is the hearth of a graduate”. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Maha Sangkatrasa one thousand 2 hundred and 5107 (corresponding with CS 1257), a hap mot year, on the thirteenth day of the waning moon of the fifth lunar month, Sunday, the writing of this manuscript was accomplished at the time of thae kai thiang (between 9.00–10.30 o’clock). Phia Homsombat and his wife had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Vithurabandit (Vidhura Pandita), to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hontu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvanaa).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.4 cm, width 55.5 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 Cabinet No.01.
