ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ໄດ້ຕັດເທດສະໜາແກ່ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍ ເລື່ອງ ອານິສົງແຫ່ງການສ້າງທຸງເຜີ້ງແລ້ວຖວາຍບູຊາແກ້ວ ໓ ປະການ. ພະພຸດທະອົງໄດ້ຍົກເອົານິທານໃນອະດິດຊາດຂອງພະອົງ ຄັ້ງທີ່ເກີດເປັນພະໂພທິສັດ ແລະບຳເພັນທານະປາຣະມີ. ໃນອະດິດຕະການອັນລ່ວງແລ້ວ ທ້າວອົບໄພຍະຣາດ ຜູ້ເປັນນ້ອງຊາຍຂອງພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້ານັ້ນ ໄດ້ມີໃສສັດທາສ້າງທຸງເຜີ້ງແລ້ວຖວາຍແກ່ພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອບູຊາແກ້ວ ໓ ປະການ, ດ້ວຍອານິສົງໃນຄັ້ງນັ້ນ ພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າຈິ່ງໄດ້ຕັດຜະຫຍາສັບພັນຍູເປັນພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໃນເວລາຕໍ່ມາແລະທ້າວອົບໄພຍະຣາດ ຜູ້ເປັນນ້ອງກໍ່ໄດ້ເກີດເປັນທ້າວພະຍາອົງໜຶ່ງ ອັນມີບໍລະວານຫຼາຍກວ່າຄົນທັງຫຼາຍໃນຊົມພູທະວີບ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໑) ລານທີ ໗ ໜ້າ ໒: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໘໒ ຕົວ ປີກົດສັນ ເດືອນ ໑໐ ແຮມ ໑໓ ຄໍ່າ ວັນສຸກ ມື້ເຕົ່າເສັດ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ມູນລະສັດທາ ໝາຍມີ ເຈົ້າໝ່ອມຄໍາເສົາ ບ້ານລາດກອກ ໄດ້ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາ ຈຶ່ງຂົນຂວາຍໄດ້ໂປຕະກະຍັງໃບລານໄດ້ແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ມາແຕ້ມຂຽນ ມັດທຸເປນະທັດຍັງ ສອງທຸງເຜິ້ງ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ສຽງຊົ່ວໃບລານ. ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າຫາຍພະຍາດໂລຄາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ກິນໄດ້ທານເມືອສືບວັນພາຍໜ້າຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າຍາວະຊີວັງ. ປະການ ໑ ຄັນວ່າ ດັບປັນຈະຂັນທັງ ໕ ແລ້ວ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ເມືອເກີດໃນວຽງແກ້ວອັນຊື່ວ່າມະຫານະຄອນນີຣະພານແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສາທຸໆ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ. (໒) ລານທີ ໘ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໘໒ ຕົວ ປີກົດສັນ ເດືອນ ໓ ອອກໃໝ່ຄໍ່າ ໑ ວັນ ໒ ມື້ກ່າເໝົ້າ ມູນລະສັດທາ ໝາຍມີ ພິກຂຸສິດທະປັນຍາ ບ້ານກອກ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາໄດ້ສ້າງຍັງ ສອງທຸງເຜິ້ງ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ວຽງແກ້ວແລະນີຣະພານແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສຸດທິນັງ ວັດຕະ ເມ ທານັງ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ພະລັງ.
On one occasion, while residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha preached a sermon to the monks on the rewards derived from making the wax flags to worship the Triple Gem. The Buddha told the story of his previous existence when he was the Bodhisatta and performed Dāna pāramī (The perfection of giving). Once upon a time, Opphainyarat who was the younger brother of the Bodhisatta had the religious faith and made a wax flag and offered it to the Bodhisatta in order to worship the Triple Gem. The results of the merit supported the Bodhisatta to have attained enlightenment and become the Buddha and Opphainyarat was reborn as a great king who had a lot of servants more than the peoples in tha Jambudipa. Colophons: (1) Folio 7 on the verso side: Chunlasangkat (CS) 1282, a kot san year, on the thirteenth day of the waning moon of the tenth lunar month, Friday, a tao set day, the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The initiator, Chao Mòm (Monk) Khamsao from Latkòk village had the religious faith to collect the palm leaves and made this manuscript entitled Sòng Thung Phoeng (Rewards derived from the Donation of Wax Flags) to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of the lifespan of these palm leaves. May I be free from all diseases. May I have a chance to give the gift through the future to last until the end of my life. On the other hand, when my five aggregates has extinguished, may I be born in the crystal city that is Nirvana, definitely. Sadhu, sadhu, nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Amen, Nirvana is the greatest bliss). (2) Folio 8 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat (CS) 1282, a kot san year, on the first day of the waxing moon of the third lunar month, the second day of the week (Monday), a ka mao day. The initiator, Phikkhu Sitthipannya from Kòk village had the religious faith to sposor the making of this manuscript entitled Sòng Thung Phoeng (Rewards derived from the Donation of Wax Flags) to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May I enter into the crystal city that is Nirvana, definitely. Sudinnaṃ vatta me dānaṃ nibbānaṃ paranaṃ sukhaṃ balaṃ (May the alms that I have already given be a condition to reach Nibbāna which is the greatest bliss).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 9 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 56.1 cm, depth 0.3 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1282, a kot san year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
