ສອງເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນ ໝາຍເຖິງ ບຸນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຈາກການຖວາຍເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນ. ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າຊົງປະທັບຢູ່ທີ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ໃນຄັ້ງນັ້ນພະມະຫາໂມກຄັນລານະໄດ້ທ່ອງທ່ຽວໄປນະຮົກ ໄດ້ເຫັນສັດນະຮົກທັງຫຼາຍກໍາລັງທຸກທໍລະມານ ອຶດຫີວ ແລະຮ້ອງໄຫ້ໄປມາ. ພະເຖລະ ຈຶ່ງຖາມນາຍຈ່າຜູ້ເຝົ້າປະຕູນະຮົກວ່າ ເມື່ອໃດສັດນະຮົກເຫລົ່ານີ້ຈະໄດ້ພົ້ນທຸກ ນາຍຈ່າຕອບວ່າ ເມື່ອເຖິງເດືອນ ໙ ດັບ ພະຍາຍົມມະຣາດກໍ່ຈະປ່ອຍໃຫ້ສັດນະຮົກເຫລົ່ານັ້ນໄປຮັບສ່ວນບຸນຈາກຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງທີ່ອຸທິດຈຶ່ງຈະພົ້ນທຸກ. ເມື່ອກັບມາເມືອງມະນຸດແລ້ວ ພະເຖລະກໍ່ໄດ້ເຂົ້າເຝົ້າພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າ ພ້ອມກັບທູນລາຍງານໃຫ້ພະພຸດທະອົງຊົງຊາບ ພະພຸດທະອົງຊົງຕັດວ່າ ສັດນະຮົກເຫລົ່ານັ້ນ ບາງພ່ອງກໍ່ມີຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງແລະບາງ່ພອງກໍ່ບໍ່ມີຍາດຕິພີ່ນ້ອງ ຄັນເມື່ອເຖິງ ເດືອນ ໙ ດັບ ພະຍາຍົມມະຣາດກໍ່ຈະເປີດປະຕູໃຫ້ສັດນະຮົກອອກໄປຫາກິນ ໃນກາລະນັ້ນ ຍາດຕິພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງສັດນະຮົກເຫລົ່ານັ້ນມາທໍາບຸນເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນແລະອຸທິດສ່ວນບຸນສ່ວນກຸສົນໃຫ້ ສັດນະຮົກເຫລົ່ານັ້ນ ຈຶ່ງຈະໄດ້ພົ້ນທຸກ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໑) ລານທີ ໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ພັນ ໓ ຮ້ອຍ ໒ (ກົງກັບ ຈ.ສ. ໑໓໐໒) ຕົວ ປີກົດສີ ເດືອນ ໘ ແຮມ ໑໐ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໓ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງວັດ ໝາຍມີ ພິກຂຸນັນທະປັນຍາ ວັດຊຽງຢືນ ມີໃຈເຫລື້ອມໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງຍັງ ສອງເຂົ້າປະດັບດິນ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາຊູ່ເຍື່ອງຊູ່ປະການກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ຂະໜານດິດສະປັນຍາເປັນຜູ້ຣິດຈະນາຂໍໂມທະນານໍາຂະນ້ອຍ. (໒) ລານທີ ໖ ໜ້າ ໒: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໘໓ ຕົວ ປີຮ້ວງເຮົ້າ ເດືອນ ໓ ແຮມ ໔ ຄໍ່າ ມື້ກາບຍີ່ ວັນ ໔ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ມີ ພໍ່ໄຂຜົວເມຍແລະລູກເຕົ້າຊູ່ຄົນມີໃຈໃສສັດທາໄດ້ສ້າງ ສອງປິຕະກະ ຜູກ ໑ ສອງປະດັບດິນ ຜູກ ໑ ໄວ້ຄໍ້າຊູສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາຊູ່ເຍື່ອງຊູ່ປະການກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສາທຸໆ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.
Sòng khao padapdin: the rewards derived from the rice adorned the ground. On one occasion, the Buddha was residing at the Jetavana monastery. At the time, Venerable Maha Moggallana travelled to hells he saw the hell creatures suffering, being hungry, and crying. The Venerable asked the door keeper, “When will these hell creatures be free from suffering? The keeper replied, “On the dark moon day of the ninth month, the prince of devils will open the doors and let the creatures to receive merit from their relatives”. They then will be free from suffering. When returning to the human world, the Venerable went to the Buddha and reported the Buddha what he saw in the hells. The Buddha said that among those hell creatures, some of them have their relatives and some do not have any relatives. On the dark moon day of the ninth month the prince of devils lets the creatures go out to receive merit from their relatives. If their relatives make merit with khao padapdin and dedicate the results of the merit to them, they then will be free from suffering. Colophons: (1) Folio 5 on the recto side: Sangkat one thousand 3 hundred and 2 (corresponding with CS 1302), a kot si year, on the tenth day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng vat (between 15.00–16.30 o’clock). Phikkhu Nanthapannya from Vat Xiang Yün had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Sòng Khao Padapdin (Rewards derived from the donation of alms-food on occasion of the Khao Padapdin Festival), to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, constantly and certainly, the greatest bliss. Khanan Ditsapannya is the scribe. May I rejoice with the merit. (2) Folio 6 on the verso side: Sangkat (CS) 1283, a huang hao year, on the fourth day of the waning moon of the third lunar month, a kap nyi day, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Phò (father) Khai and his wife together with all their children had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Sòng Pitaka, one fascicle and Sòng Khao Padapdin, one fascicle, (Rewards derived from the donation of Buddhist Canon and alms-food on occasion of the Khao Padapdin Festival), to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our desires and wishes come true. Well done, well done. Nirvana is the greatest bliss.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 6 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.7 cm, width 58.5 cm, depth 0.4 cm.
Condition of original material: Damaged.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1302, a kot si year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Khanan Ditsapannya.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
