ຈະຕຸລາຣັກຂາ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)

ຈະຕຸຣາລັກຂາ ໝາຍເຖິງ ພາວະນາທັງ ໔ ຄື ພຸດທານຸດສະຕິ ການລະລຶກເຖິງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ, ເມດຕາ ປາດຖະໜາໃຫ້ຜູ້ອື່ນເປັນສຸກ, ອະສຸພະ ພິຈາລະນາກາຍໃຫ້ເຫັນເປັນຂອງບໍ່ງາມ, ແລະມໍລະນະສະຕິ ການນຶກເຖິງຄວາມຕາຍ. ພຸດທານຸສະຕິ ຄືການລະລຶກເຖິງຄຸນງາມຄວາມດີຂອງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ໄດ້ແກ່ພຸດທະຄຸນ ໓ ປະການຄື ພະປັນຍາທິຄຸນ ພະກະລຸນາທິຄຸນ ແລະພະວິສຸດທິຄຸນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໒໔໙໐ ຕົວ ປີເປິກສີ່ ເດືອນ ໑໒ ແຮມ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ມື້ເປິກສະງ້າ ວັນຈັນ ໄດ້ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ໝາຍມີ ທ້າວແກ້ວລາ ສາວປ້ອງ ລູກເຕົ້າສູ່ຄົນ ໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງໜັງສື ສັງເຜດ ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພັນວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ອະນະຄະເຕກາເລ.

Caturarakkha means the four protective meditations including Buddhanussati (recognition of the Buddha); Metta (loving-kindness) is to wish others to be happy; Asubha (unattractiveness), contemplating the body to see it is not beautiful; and Maranassati (mindfulness of death). Buddhanussati, the recognition of the virtues of the Buddha that are the three virtues consisting of wisdom, compassion and purity. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Chunlasangkatrasa (BE) 2490, a poek si year, on the second day of the waning moon of the twelfth lunar month, a poek sanga day, Monday, the writing of this manuscript was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). The initiators, Thao (Mr) Kaeola and his wife, Sao Pong together with all their children had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sang Phet, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu anāgate kāle (May this be a condition to reach Nirvana in the future).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 27 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 56.5 cm, depth 1 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2490, a poek chai year

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.