ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຕັດເທສະໜາເລື່ອງນິບພານນະສູດນີ້ແກ່ພະສາວົກຂະນະທີ່ປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ. ເນື້ອໃນບັນຍາຍກ່ຽວກັບການທໍາບຸນ ໄດ້ແກ່ ການໃຫ້ທານ, ຮັກສາສີນ, ຟັງທໍາ ແລະຈະເລີນພາວະນາ. ໃນນັ້ນ, ການຮັກສາສີນເປັນຫົນທາງເຂົ້າສູ່ພະນິບພານ. ການໃຫ້ທານພຽງຢ່າງດຽວ ແຕ່ບໍ່ຮັກສາສີນ ຫຼັງການຕາຍ ກໍ່ສາມາດເກີດເປັນເຜດໄດ້ ເໝືອນດັ່ງນິທານເສດຖິສອງຜົວເມຍ. ອານິສົງຂອງການສ້າງ, ການຂຽນໜັງສືນິບພານນະສູດນີ້ແລ້ວຖວາຍໃຫ້ແກ່ພະພິກຂຸສົງ ສາມາດຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ເຜດໄປເກີດໃນສະຫວັນໄດ້. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໒: ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໕໓ ຕົວ ປີຮ້ວງເໝົ້າ ເດືອນ ໑໐ ຂຶ້ນ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໖ ມື້ກ່າໃສ້ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ມູນລະສັດທາ ໝາຍມີ ສາທຸບົວສີ ກັບທັງບຸດຕະນັດຕາພັນທຸວົງສາສູ່ຄົນມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງ ນິບພານນະສູດ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາ ແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສາທຸໆ ນິບພານັງ ປາຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງໆ.
The Buddha delivered this Nibbāna Sutta to his followers while staying at the Jetavanna Monastery in Savatthi. The content describes about the making of merit including alms-giving, observing precepts, listening to Dhamma preaching, and meditating. In there, the observing precepts are the initial way to enter Nirvana. Only giving alms but not observing precepts, after death, can be born as a ghost like the story of a couple millionaires. The result of sponsoring the making of, or writing this manuscript and offering it to the Sangha can support the ghosts to be born in a good place in heavens. Colophon: Folio 25 on the verso side: Sangkatrasa (CS) 1253, a huang mao year, on the second day of the waxing moon of the tenth lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Friday), a ka sai day, the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The initiator, Sathu (Princess) Buasi and all her children, grandchildren and ralatvies jointly had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Nipphannasut (Nibbāna Sutta) to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May oue desires and wishes come true. Amen, amen! Nirvana is the greatest bliss, constantly and certainly.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 27 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.8 cm, width 57.9 cm, depth 1.3 cm.
Condition of original material: Fragile.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1253, a huang mao year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
