ໃນຄັ້ງໜຶ່ງ ເມດໄຕຍະໂພທິສັດລົງມາເກີດເປັນລູກຊາຍຂອງພະເຈົ້າອະຊາຕະສັດຕູແລະພະນາງກັນຈະນາເທວີ. ຫຼັງຈາກພະໂພທິສັດປະສູດອອກມາແລ້ວໄດ້ຊື່ວ່າ ອາຊິຕະກຸມມານ. ເມື່ອອາຊິຕະກຸມມານມີອາຍຸໄດ້ ໑໖ ປີ ກໍ່ໄດ້ເຂົ້າບວດພ້ອມດ້ວຍກຸມມານນ້ອຍທັງຫຼາຍ ຈໍານວນ ໕໐໐ ຄົນ ໃນພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ຕາມຄວາມປະສົງຂອງພະບິດາ. ຕໍ່ມາໄດ້ອຸປະສົມບົດເປັນພິກຂຸຊື່ວ່າ ອະຊິຕະເຖລະ. ເມື່ອທ່ານອຸປະສົມບົດໃຫມ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜ້າສອງຜືນຂອງພະນາງປະຊາປະຕິໂຄຕະມີ. ຄັ້ງໜຶ່ງ ພະນາງປະຊາປະຕິໂຄຕະມີ ຜູ້ເປັນແມ່ລ້ຽງຂອງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ໄດ້ຖວາຍຜ້າຜືນໜຶ່ງເຊິ່ງງາມແລະປານີດແກ່ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ແຕ່ພະພຸດທະອົງບໍ່ຊົງຮັບ, ພະພິກຂຸອົງອື່ນໆກໍ່ບໍ່ຍອມ, ພະອາຊິຕະເຖລະເປັນພະບວດໃໝ່ທີ່ນັ່ງປາຍແຖວຈຶ່ງເປັນຜູ້ຮັບເອົາຜ້ານັ້ນ. ພະພຸດທະອົງ ຈິ່ງຕັດພະຍາກອນວ່າ ອາຊິຕະເຖລະເປັນພະໂພທິສັດລົງມາເກີດແລະຈະໄດ້ຕັດສະຮູ້ເປັນພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໃນອະນາຄົດ ຈຶ່ງເປັນຜູ້ພຽບພ້ອມແລະເໝາະສົມກັບຜ້າອັນປານີດຜືນນີ້. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໕໖ ຕົວ ປີກາບສີ ເດືອນ ໔ ແຮມ ໙ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໔ ມື້ເມິ່ງເໝົ້າ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແລງ ໝາຍມີ ທິດຍາ ຜົວເມຍໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງ ເມດໄຕຍະສູດ ໔ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ.
On one occasion Metteyya Bodhisatta was reborn as the son of King Ajatasattu and Queen Kancanadevi. The Bodhisatta was given a name as Ajita Kumara. Ajita was ordained as a novice when he was sixteen years old along with other 500 boys in accordance with their parents’ wish. Later became a monk named Ajita Thera. After his ordination, he received the valuable robes from Prajapati Gotami. Once, Prajapati Gotami the foster mother of the Buddha intentionally offered the valuable and fine robes to the Buddha. But the Buddha declined to accept and other bhikkhua rejected as well. Ajita, a new monk who sitted at the end of the line received the robes. The Buddha predicted that Monk Ajita is the Bodhisatta who will become the future Buddha. He was worthy and suitable for the robes. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1253, a kap si year, on the ninth day of the waning moon of the fourth lunar month, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), a moeng mao day, the writing was accomplished at the time of laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Thit Nya and his wife jointly sponsored the making of these four manuscript-fascicles entitled Mettaiyasut (Metteyya Sutta) to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 25 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 57.7 cm, depth 1.3 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1256, a kap si year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
