ຫິມມະພານ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໒ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ. ເມື່ອພະນາງຜຸດສະດີຈຸຕິຈາກສະຫວັນມາປະຕິສົນທິເປັນພະຣາຊະທິດາຂອງພະເຈົ້າມັດທະຣາດ ເມື່ອຈະເລີນໄວໄດ້ ໑໖ ປີ ໄດ້ຮັບອະພິເສກເປັນພະມະເຫສີຂອງພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊ ຜູ້ປົກຄອງເມືອງສີພີ ຕໍ່ມາ ໄດ້ປະສູດພະຣາຊະໂອລົດຊົງພະນາມວ່າ ເວດສັນດອນ. ໃນວັນດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ນາງຊ້າງສັດທັນ ໄດ້ເກີດລູກເປັນຊ້າງເຜືອກຂາວບໍລິສຸດ ໄດ້ຊື່ວ່າ ປັດໄຈນາກ. ຕໍ່ມາ ພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊໄດ້ຊົງມອບຣາຊະສົມບັດແດ່ພະເວດສັນດອນແລະໃຫ້ຊົງອະພິເສກກັບພະນາງມັດທີ ເປັນຄູ່ບາລະມີໃນການບໍລິຫານບ້ານເມືອງ. ພະເວດສັນດອນມີນິດໄສນ້ອມໄປໃນການບໍາເພັນທານ ເມື່ອເກີດຟ້າແລ້ງໃນແຄວ້ນກະລິງຄະ ປະຊາຊົນຈຶ່ງມາຂໍຊ້າງປັດໄຈນາກ ພະອົງກໍ່ຊົງປະທານໃຫ້ ອັນເປັນເຫດໃຫ້ຊາວເມືອງສີພີບໍ່ພໍໃຈ ທູນຂໍໃຫ້ພະເຈົ້າສົນໄຊເນລະເທດໄປສູ່ປ່າຫິມມະພານ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໗ ໜ້າ ໑: ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈານເພັງ ສາວແກ່ນ ຜົວເມຍ ແລະ ລູກຫລານຊູ່ຄົນ ບ້ານວັດໜອງ ມີສັດທາສ້າງລໍາ ມະຫາເວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ນີ້ໄວ້ໃນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ເມຶ່ອວັນ ໓ ເດືອນ ໕ ອອກໃໝ່ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ພສ. ໒໕໐໒ ເພຶ່ອເປັນທີ່ລະລຶກ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ດັ່ງຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທຸກປະການແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ໂຫຕຸ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ.
Himmaphan (Himavantata forest) the second episode of the Vessantara Jatakai. When Queen Phussati left the heaven and was born as the daughter of King Maddaraja. At the age of 16, whe was married as the wife of King Sanjaya, the ruler of Sivi (Shivi). Later sha gave birth to a son who was given name “Vessatara”. On the same day, a female elephant named Chaddanta gave birth to a pure white elephant named “Paccayanaga”. Later King Sanjaya gave the royal title to Prince Vessatara and married him with Princess Maddi as his consort in the administration of the kingdom. Vessatara has a tendency to bow to the amls giving. When the drought occurred in the Kalinga region, the people thus came to ask for Paccayanaga elephant. He gave the elephant to them. That cuased the people of Sivi to be dissatisfied. So, they asked King Sanjaya to banish him to the Himavanta forest. Colophon: Folio 17 on the recto side: We are Chan (ex-monk) Pheng and Sao Kaen, a couple and all our children and grandchildren from Vat Nong village had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Maha Vetsantarasadok (Maha Vessantara Jataka), to support the Teachings of the Buddha on the third day of the week (Tuesday), the second day of the waxing moon of the fifth lunar month BE 2502 as for souvenir. May our wishes and desires come true. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ hotu niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (Nirvana is the greatest bliss, constantly and certainly).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 18 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.1 cm, width 52.2 cm, depth 0.7 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2502
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
