ກາຍະປັດຈະເວກຄະຕິ

ໜັງສືຜູກນີ້ຮຽບຮຽງແລະສ້າງໂດຍທ່ານຈັນທະປະມະຄຸນ ວັດກຸຕະກະສັດ. ເນື້ອໃນມີລັກສະນະເປັນການ ຖາມ-ຕອບ ບັນຫາທໍາມະຕ່າງໆ ມີທັງໝົດ ໓໖ ຂໍ້ ຄື: ໑.ຖາມວ່າ ທ່ານທັງຫລາຍເມືອວັດເພາະເຫດໃດ ແລະມີວັດຖຸປະສົງອັນໃດ? ຕອບວ່າ ເມືອວັດເພາະມີວັດຖຸປະສົງຢາກຈະສຶກສາຮໍ່າຮຽນຄໍາສອນໃນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ, ເມື່ອໄດ້ສຶກສາຮໍ່າຮຽນ ໄດ້ຮູ້ແຈ້ງແລ້ວ ກໍ່ຈະໄດ້ປະຕິບັດໃຫ້ຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມພຸດທະວະຈະນະ. ໒.ຖາມວ່າເມື່ອໄດ້ສຶກສາຮ່ໍາຮຽນຄໍາສອນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜານັ້ນແລ້ວ ຈະຕ້ອງຮຽນອັນໃດກ່ອນເປັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ, ອັນໃດເປັນທ່າມກາງແລະອັນໃດເປັນທີ່ສຸດ? ຕອບວ່າ ໃນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະຕ້ອງຮຽນໃຫ້ຮູ້ຈັກພະພຸດ, ພະທໍາ, ພະສົງແລະສີນ ໕ ກ່ອນ, ທ່າມກາງນັ້ນກໍ່ຕ້ອງໃຫ້ຮຽນຮູ້ສໍາມາທິແລະໃນທີ່ສຸດກໍ່ຕ້ອງໃຫ້ຮຽນຮູ້ການພິຈາລະນາທໍາດ້ວຍປັນຍາ ຕາມພຸດທະວະຈະນະ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໑) ລານທີ ໔໔ ໜ້າ ໑: ຜູ້ຂ້າເຈົ້າໝ່ອມສຸກ ວັດຊຽງມ່ວນ ເປັນຜູ້ຣິດຈະນາໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາຂະນ້ອຍ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໒) ລານທີ ໔໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສິດທິສັດຕະບົວລະບາດ ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໒໔໕໙ ນະວະມາດ ພົມມະປັກຂີ ຈັດຕະມີ ສຸຄະວາລີ ປີມະໂລງ ໝາຍມີ ສຸກກະປັນຍາໄດ້ສ້າງໜັງສື ກາຍປັດຈະເວກຄັດຕິ ໔໔ ໃບ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາແດ່ເທີ້ນ.

This story was composed by Chanthapramakhun from Vat Kutakasat. The content is a question-and-answer on vaious questions of the Dhamma. There are 36 questions in total: 1. Why do you go to the temple and what is the purpose? He replied that he went to the temple because he wanted to study the teachings of Buddhism. When he studied the teachings and understood them, he would be able to act according to the teachings of the Buddha. 2. Ask that when you have studied the teachings of the Buddha, what must be studied first, what is the middle and what is the last? Answer that first he has to learn to know the Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha and the 5 precepts first, in the middle he has to learn meditation and finally he has to learn to consider the Dhamma with wisdom according to the Buddha’s teaching. Colophons: (1) Folio 44 on the recto side: I am Mom Suk from Xiang Muan temple the scribe to prolong the Teachings of the Buddha. (2) Folio 45 on the recto side: Sitthibualabat Chunlasangkatrasa 2459 (possibility is BE 2459) navamat phommapakkhi chattami sukhavali, a ma long year. Sukkapannya sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Kaya Patchavekkhatti, 44 leaves, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May my desires and wishes come true.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 46 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 28 cm, depth 2 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2459, a ma long year

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Chao Mòm (Monk) Suk from Vat Xiang Muan.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.