ກຸສະຣາດຊາດົກ ວ່າດ້ວຍເລື່ອງພະເຈົ້າກຸສະຣາດ ປາງເມື່ອພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າເກີດເປັນພະເຈົ້າກຸດສະຣາດ ຜູ້ປົກຄອງເມືອງກຸສາວະດີ ມີພະມະເຫສີຊື່ວ່າ ພະນາງປະພາວະດີ. ພະອົງເປັນໂອລົດຂອງພະເຈົ້າໂອກາກະຣາດແລະພະນາງສີລະວະດີ ມີພະອະນຸຊາ(ນ້ອງຊາຍ)ຊື່ເຈົ້າໄຊຍະຣາດກຸມມານ, ເປັນຜູ້ສະຫຼາດ ຮູ້ຈົບສິລະປະສາດທັງປວງ ແຕ່ມີພະຮູບຂີ້ຮ້າຍ. ເມື່ອພະໂພທິສັດມີພະຊົນໄດ້ ໑໖ ພັນສາ ພະຣາຊະບິດາຊົງມອບຣາຊະສົມບັດໃຫ້ເປັນພະຍາ ພ້ອມທັງໃຫ້ອະພິເສກສົມລົດກັບພະນາງປະພາວະດີທິດາຂອງພະເຈົ້າມັດທະຣາດແຫ່ງເມືອງສາຄະລະ. ທັງສອງພະອົງບໍ່ເຄີຍເຫັນກັນໃນຍາມກາງເວັນ ຈະເຫັນກັນກໍ່ສະເພາະແຕ່ຍາມກາງຄືນ. ວັນໜຶ່ງ, ພະນາງປະພາວະດີໄດ້ທອດພະເນດເຫັນພະເຈົ້າກຸສະຣາດໃນຍາມກາງເວັນທີ່ມີຮູບຮ່າງອັບປະລັກ ກໍ່ຮັບບໍ່ໄດ້ ຈຶ່ງໜີໄປເມືອງສາຄະລະ. ພະເຈົ້າກຸສະຣາດ ຜູ້ຫຼົງໄຫຼໃນຮູບໂສມຂອງພະມະເຫສີ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ອອກໄປຕາມຫາ ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມທຸກທໍລະມານດ້ວຍປະການຕ່າງໆ. ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, ດ້ວຍບຸນຍາທິການຂອງພະອົງແລະໂດຍການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຈາກ ພະຍາອິນ ພະເຈົ້າກຸດສະຫຼາດຈຶ່ງໄດ້ມະເຫສີກັບຄືນມາ ພ້ອມທັງເປັນຜູ້ມີຜີວພັນງົດງາມດ້ວຍອໍານາດຂອງແກ້ວມະນີທີ່ພະຍາອິນມອບໃຫ້. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໙ ໜ້າ ໑: ມະຫາສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໘໔ ຕົວ ປີເຕົ່າເສັດ ເດືອນຈຽງ ແຮມ ໕ ຄໍ່າ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ ວັນ ໖ ມື້ກົດເສັດ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ທ້າວຄໍາອວ້ນ ສາວດວງແກ້ວ ຜົວເມຍເປັນເຄົ້າກັບທັງລູກເຕົ້າແລະພີ່ນ້ອງຊູ່ຄົນ ໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງພ້ອມກັນສ້າງລໍາ ພະຍາກຸດສະລາດ ຜູກ ໒ ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ແຫ່ງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ປະການ ໑ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າທັງຫລາຍໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ ໓ ປະການ ມີນີຣະພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວ ຂໍຢ່າໄດ້ຄາດແຄ້ວດັ່ງຄວາມມັກແລະຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທຸກສິ່ງທຸກປະການແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ນິດຈັງ.
Kusa Jataka tells the story of King Kusa. When the Bodhisatta was born as King Kusa, the ruler of Kusavati kingdom. He had his queen named Pabhavati. He was the son of King Okaka and Queen Silavati. He had his younger brother named Jaya Kumara. He was a wise man who knew all the arts and sciences but had a terrible appearance. When the Bodhisatta was 16 years old, the father gave him the throne and held a weeding ceremony for him with Princes Pabhavati, the daughter of King Madda of Sakara kingdom. Both of them had never seen each other during the day and only saw each other at night. One day, Queen Pabhavati saw King Kusa in the daytime in a hideous form of King Kusa, she couldn’t accept. She thus fled away to her own kingdom. King Kusa, who was fascinated by the appearance of his queen, went out to find her and was suffering in various ways. In the end, with his blessings and with the help of Indra, King Kusa took his queen back and his appearance became smart with the power of the gem given by Indra. Colophon: Folio 29 on the recto side: Mahasangkatrasa (CS) 1284, a tao set year, on the fifth day of the waning moon of the first lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Friday), a kot set day, the writing of this manuscript was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The initiators, Thao (Mr) Kham Uan and his wife, Sao Duangkaeo together with all their children and siblings had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Phanya Kutsalat (King Kussaraja), fascicle 2, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. On the other hand, may we all reach the three states of happiness with Nirvanaa as the ultimate goal. May our wishes and desires not be ignored. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ niccaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly and constantly).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 30 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 58.1 cm, depth 1.1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1284, a tao set year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
