ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ປະຫວັດຂອງພະພຸດທະໂຄດ ຫຼື ພະພຸດທະໂຄສາຈານຊາວອິນເດຍຜູ້ມີຊີວິດຢູ່ໃນສະຕະວັດທີ ໕ ເຊິ່ງເປັນພະອັດຖະກະຖາ, ນັກແປແລະນັກປັດຊະຍາອົງສໍາຄັນຂອງຝ່າຍເຖລະວາດ. ທ່ານໄດ້ອຸທິດຕົນໃຫ້ແກ່ພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາດ້ວຍການແຕ່ງໜັງສືຄໍາພີຫຼາຍເຫຼັ້ມຢູ່ທີ່ວັດມະຫາວິຫານ ເມືອງອະນຸຣາທະປຸລະ ປະເທດສີລັງກາ. ຜົນງານຂອງທ່ານທີ່ເປັນທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກກັນດີທີ່ສຸດກໍ່ຄືຄໍາພີວິສຸດທິມັກ ຊຶ່ງລວບລວມແນວຄໍາສອນກ່ຽວກັບກການປະຕິບັດເພື່ອກາຮຫຼຸດພົ້ນຈາກທຸກ; ການຕີຄວາມຄໍາສອນໃນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາຂອງທ່ານຖືເປັນແນວຄິດທີ່ໃຊ້ເປັນຫຼັກໃນນິກາຍເຖລະວາດໃນປັດຈຸບັນ. ນັກວິຊາການແລະຊາວພຸດທເຖລະວາດຕ່າງຍອມຮັບວ່າທ່ານເປັນອັດຖະກະຖາຈານທີ່ສໍາຄັນທີ່ສຸດໃນນິກາຍເຖລະວາດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໓໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ນໍຣະພີຣົມພົມມະສັດຕະຣາດຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ຮ້ອຍ ໗໑ (ກົງກັບ ຈ.ສ. ໑໑໗໑) ຕົວ ປີກັດໃສ້ ເດືອນ ໙ ຂຶ້ນ ໑໔ ຄໍ່າ ມື້ກ່າເຮົ້າ ວັນ ໖ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມທ່ຽງວັນ ເພັນມາ ອ້າຍຫລວງສວນແລະ ນ້ອງນຸ່ງພ້ອມກັນມີໃຈໃສສັດທາສ້າງ ພຸດທະໂຄດ ໄວ້ກັບພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ.
The story of Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher. He dedicated his life for Buddhism by working on the compose of many Buddhist scriptures in Mahavihara, the Great monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. His work which is well-known is Vusuddhimagga which has collected the teachings about the Dhamma practice for the liberation of suffering. His interpretation of Buddhist teachings is the dominant concept in today's Theravada sect. Both scholars and Theravada Buddhists acknowledge him as the most important commentator in Theravada sect. Colophon: Folio 35 on the recto side: Nòraphirom phrommasattarat Cunlasangkat one hundred and 71 (corresponding with CS 1171), a kat sai year, on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon of the ninth lunar month, a ka hao day, the sixth day of the week (Friday), the writing was accomplished] at the time of thiang van (between 10.30–12.00 o’clock). Ai Luang Suan and his younger sisters and brothers had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Phutthakhot (Family of the Buddhas) to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May our wishes and desires come true.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 35 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4 cm, width 55.8 cm, depth 1.3 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1171, a kat sai year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
