ເລັມຫລວງ

ເລັມຫຼວງ ເປັນບົດເທສະໜາ ພັນລະນາເຖິງພະຍາຕົນໜຶ່ງຢູ່ເມືອງລັງກາ(ສີລັງກາ) ໄດ້ທ້ອນໂຮມຄໍາພີຕ່າງໆ ທີ່ບັນທຶກຄໍາສອນທາງພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ມາບູຊາ ບາງຄໍາພີແຜ່ນພະອໍລະຫັນເອົາມາແຕ່ເມືອງຟ້າ. ບຸກຄະລະຜູ້ໃດມີສັດທາໄດ້ແຕ້ມຂຽນເອົາທໍາເລັມຫຼວງຜູກນີ້ກໍ່ຈັກໄດ້ຮັບອານິສົງຫຼາຍບໍ່ອາດນັບໄດ້ ພະຍາອິນກໍ່ຈັກອິນດູຜູ້ນັ້ນ. ບຸກຄະລະຜູ້ໃດໄດ້ຟັງທໍາເລັມຫຼວງນີ້ກໍ່ຈັກໄດ້ອານິສົງ ເມື່ອຕາຍໄປຈັກໄດ້ກັບມາເກີດເປັນພະເຈົ້າຈັກກະພັດຕົນປະເສີດແລະພາບແພ້ໂພຍໄພທັງຫຼາຍ ແລະຈະເປັນທີ່ຮັກແກ່ຄົນທັງຫຼາຍ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໗ ໜ້າ ໒: ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງແລະ ໝາຍມີ ແມ່ອອກຄໍາຝຸຍ ສ້າງ ເລັມຫລວງນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ ເມ.

Lem Luang is used to preach a sermon depicting a king in Sri Lanka who had collected thousand manuscripts which were recorded the teachings of the previous four Buddhas from various places. Some manuscripts were brought from the sky kingdom by arahants. Anyone who has the faith to make a copy of this Lem luang or make worship to it will gain much merit innumerably. Indra will be kind of the person. Anyone who has a chance to listen to the Lem luang will gain merit. After death, the one will be reborn as great kings in the future lives. The person will be respected and beloved by people. Colophon: Folio 7 on the verso side: The writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Mae-ok Khamfui sponsored the making of this manuscript [entitled] Lemluang to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hontu me (May this be a condition for me to reach Nibbāna).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 8 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.9 cm, width 52 cm, depth 0.4 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.