ພະອຸບປະຄຸດມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນໃນດ້ານມີອິດທິລິດ ເປັນພະອໍລະຫັນທີ່ຍັງມີຊີວິດຢູ່ ອາໄສຢູ່ບໍລິເວນສະດືໃນມະຫາສະໝຸດ. ທ່ານເກີດຫຼັງພຸດທະການໃນຊ່ວງພະເຈົ້າອະໂສກມະຫາຣາດປົກຄອງເມືອງປາຕະລິບຸດ. ຄັ້ງໜຶ່ງ, ພະເຈົ້າອະໂສກມະຫາຣາດ ໄດ້ຈັດງານສະຫຼອງສົມໂພດພະສະຖູບເຈດີທີ່ພະອົງຊົງສ້າງຂຶ້ນ ຈໍານວນ ໘໔,໐໐໐ ອົງ ເປັນເວລາ ໗ ປີ ໗ ເດືອນ ໗ ວັນ. ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ພະຍາມານໄດ້ປາກົດຕົວແລະບັນດານໃຫ້ມີຝົນຕັກໜັກເພື່ອທໍາລາຍພິທີການສະຫຼອງນັ້ນ. ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍໄດ້ນິມົນພະອຸບປະຄຸດເຖລະຂຶ້ນມາປາບພະຍາມານຈົນພະຍາມານພ່າຍແພ້. ເນື້ອໃນຍັງກ່າວເຖິງ ພະເຈົ້າອະໂສກມະຫາຣາດ ໄດ້ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ພະຣາຊະໂອລົດແລະພະຣາຊະທິດາ ຊົງພະນາມວ່າ ເຈົ້າມະຫິນທະຣາຊະກຸມມານ ແລະພະນາງສັງຄະມິດຕາຣາຊະທິດາ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຕິດສະມະຫາອຸປະຣາດພະອະນຸຊາ (ນ້ອງຊາຍ) ແລະ ຫຼານຊາຍ ອັກຄິທັດຕະພາມ ອອກບວດເປັນພິກຂຸແລະພິກຂຸນີ ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພະອົງເປັນທາຍາດພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາຕາມຄໍາແນະນໍາຂອງຄະນະສົງ. ຕໍ່ມາ, ພະເຈົ້າອະໂສກມະຫາຣາດໄດ້ສົ່ງພະທໍາມະທູດ ໙ ສາຍ ອອກໄປເຜີຍແຜ່ພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາໃນທະວີບຕ່າງໆ. ພະມະຫາໂສນະເຖລະແລະພະອຸດຕະຣະເຖລະ ພະທໍາມະທູດ ສາຍທີ ໘ ໄດ້ເດີນທາງມາເຜີຍແຜ່ພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາໃນດິນແດນສຸວັນນະພູມ ຫຼື ອາຊີອາຄະເນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໑) ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໒: ມະຫາອຸປະຄຸດແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສົມເດັດບຸບຜາປັນຍາເປັນຜູ້ຂຽນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໒) ລານທີ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໒໔໗ (ກົງກັບ ພ.ສ. ໒໔໗໒) ຕົວ ປີກັດໃສ້ ວະສັນຕະຣະດູ ເດືອນ ໑໐ ຂຶ້ນ ໖ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໒ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ໝາຍມີ ສາວສຸກພ້ອມດ້ວຍລູກເຕົ້າຊູ່ຄົນ ຢູ່ບ້ານຊຽງມ່ວນໄດ້ສ້າງ ອຸປະຄຸດຫລວງ ມັດນີ້ມີ ໑໕ ຜູກ ໄວ້ໃນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ນິດຈັງໆ.
Venerable Upagupta Thera has his prominent feature in term of power, is an arahant and alive, living in so-called the navel of the ocean. He was born after the Buddha’s time during the time of King Ashoka rulling Pataliputta. Once, King Ashoka held a celebration of the 84,000 pagodas created by him for 7 years, 7 months and 7 days. At the moment, the Mara king appeared and made heavy rain to destroy the ceremony. Senior monks invited the Venerable Upagupta Thera come up to subdue the Mara until the Mara was defeated. The content also mentions about King Ashoka allowed his son and daughter named Prince Mahindra and Princess Sanghamitta and also the king’s brother and nephew named Viceroy Tissa and Aggidatta Brahmin to be ordained as bhikkhus and bhikkhuni. In order to make the king to be a relative of Buddism. Later, the king sent nine groups of missionary monks to spread the teachings of the Buddha in different continents. Venerable Sona and Venerable Uttara, the 8th group, travelled to Suvarnabhumi or Southeast Asia. Colophons: (1) Folio 25 on the verso side: The writing of this Maha Upakhut Luang was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). I am Somdet Bupphapannya is the scribe. (2) Folio 26 on the recto side: Sangkat 247 (corresponding with BE 2472), a kat sai year, on the sixth day of the waxing moon of the tenth lunar month, in Spring, the second day of the week (Monday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Sao Suk and all her children from Xiang Muan village sponsored the making of this manuscript-bundle consisting of 15 fascicles, entitled Upakhut Luang (Great Upagupta) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May my desires and wishes come true. May this be a condition to reach Nirvana, constantly.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.4 cm, width 56.1 cm, depth 1.1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2472, a kat sai year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Somdet Bupphapannya.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
