ສອງ ໘ ໝື່ນ

ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ອານິສົງ ຫຼື ຜົນບຸນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຈາກການສ້າງໜັງສືແປດໝື່ນແລະຟັງທໍາມະເທສະໜາ ປິຕະກະທັງ ໓ ຈາກພະສົງໃນໂອກາດຕ່າງໆ. ອານິສົງການສ້າງໜັງສືແປດໝື່ນ ກ່າວຄື ຈະໄດ້ເປັນພະຍາອິນ ສະເຫວີຍທິບສົມບັດໃນເມືອງຟ້າຊັ້ນດາວະດຶງ ໘ ໝື່ນປີ ເມື່ອສິ້ນອາຍຸໄຂໃນຊ່ວງສະຫວັນກໍ່ຈະໄດ້ລົງມາປະຕິສົນທິໃນມະນຸດສະໂລກ ເປັນພະຍາຈັກກະວັດຕິຣາດ ປົກຄອງບ້ານເມືອງ ມີຜູ້ຄົນເຄົາລົບນັບຖື ແລະມີບໍລິວານເປັນຈໍານວນຫລາຍ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໙ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໒໕໔ ຕົວ ປີເຕົ່າສີ ເດືອນ ໑໒ ແຮມ ໘ ຄໍ່າ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ ວັນ ໗ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ແມ່ອອກສີ ນໍຣະພັນ ທັງຜົວເມຍ ລູກເຕົ້າຊູ່ຄົນ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງຍັງ ສອງ ໘ ໝື່ນ ຜູກນີ້ ໄວ້ກັບວໍຣະສາສະໜາ ພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ຊາດຕິມາພາຍໜ້າ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າທັງຫລາຍໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ ໓ ປະການ ມີນີຣະພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວ ຢ່າຄາດແຄ້ວດັ່ງຄໍາປາດຖະໜາກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ໂນ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.

The text tells about the merit derived from the making of the manuscript called 8 Muen (Eighty thousand) and listening to the preaching of the Tipitaka by monks on various occasions. The good results will support the persons possessing heavenly status with becoming Indra living in Tāvatiṃsa heaven for eighty thousand heavenly years. After the heaven, they will come to the earth and become emperors ruling kingdoms and are respected by people. Colophon: Folio 19 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat (CS) 1254, a tao si year, on the eighth day of the waning moon of the twelfth lunar month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), the writing was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Mae-ok Si Noraphan and her husband together with all their children had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Sòng 8 mün to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May we all reach the three states of happiness with Nirvana as the ultimate goal in the coming existence. May our wishes and desires not be ignored. Nibbāna paccayo hontu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna, constantly and certainly, the greatest bliss).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 20 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.2 cm, width 58 cm, depth 0.7 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1254, a tao si year

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.