ຈັນທະກຸມມານຊາດົກ ເປັນຊາດທີ່ພະໂພທິສັດສະເຫວີຍພະຊາດເປັນຈັນທະກຸມມານ ໂອລົດຂອງພະເຈົ້າເອກະຣາດແຫ່ງນະຄອນບຸບຜະວະດີ ບໍາເພັນ ຂັນຕິປາຣະມີ. 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 ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໘໘ ຕົວ ປີຮວາຍຍີ່ ເດືອນ ຍີ່ ແຮມ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໖ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ເຈົ້າໝ່ອມເພັງ ກອຍວັດຊຽງທອງ ເປັນເຄົ້າກັບທັງລູກເຕົ້າສູ່ຄົນໄດ້ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງ ຈັນທະກຸມມານ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຝູງຂ້າທັງຫລາຍໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາປາດຖະໜາແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ ທຸວັງ ນິດຈັງ.
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 25 on the recto side: Chunlasangkatrasa (CS) 1288, a hwai nyi year, on the second day of the waning moon of the second lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Friday), the writing of this manuscript was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The initiator, Chao Mòm (Princess) Pheng who lived behind the temple of Vat Xiang Thong together with her children had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Chanthakumman (Canda Kumara), to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires come true. Nibbāna paccayo hontu no dhuvaṃ niccaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvanaa, certainly and constantly).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 27 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 57.5 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1288, a hwai nyi year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
