Thevathut Sut (ເທວະທູດສູດ) (1917-1918)

This text deals with the time of the Buddha when still alive. The Buddha was telling the people that all human beings would have to experience birth, age, sickness and death. Thus they all would meet these four Thevathut (“messangers of the divine beings”). The colophon mentions Nang (Mrs) Phia Mueang Kang, her husband and their children from Lakkham village as sponsors. The recorded date when the manuscript was finished corresponds to Tuesday, 19 February 1918. Date of original material: CS 1279 (moeng sai year); 1917-1918. 161 folios.