ອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊ

ອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊ ເປັນຄາຖາສັກສິດເຮັດໃຫ້ມີອາຍຸຍືນ ພະສົງນິຍົມໃຊ້ເທສະໜາໃນພິທີມຸງຄຸນຕ່າງໆ. ສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ຕາວະຕິງສາສະຫວັນ ມີເທວະບຸດຕົນໜຶ່ງຊື່ວ່າ ສຸປະຕິດຖິຕາ ທີ່ຈະໝົດອາຍຸໄຂພາຍໃນເຈັດວັນ. ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ ຈະໄປຕົກນະຮົກເປັນເວລາແສນປີ ແລະຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນກໍ່ຈະໄປເກີດເປັນສັດເດຍລະສານຫຼາຍຈຳພວກເປັນເວລາພັນປີ ເນື່ອງດ້ວຍອະກຸສົນລະກໍາທີ່ເຮັດໄວ້ໃນຊາດກ່ອນ. ເທວະບຸດຕົນນັ້ນມີຄວາມວິຕົກກັງວົນຫຼາຍ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປຂໍຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຈາກພະຍາອິນ. ພະຍາອິນໄດ້ພາໄປເຂົ້າເຝົ້າພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ. ພະພຸດທະອົງຊົງສະແດງອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊຄາຖາ ເມື່ອຈົບເທສະໜາແລ້ວ ເທວະດາທັງຫຼາຍມີພະຍາອິນເປັນປະທານໄດ້ບັນລຸທໍາວິເສດຄືມັກແລະຜົນ. ສ່ວນສຸປະຕິດຖິຕາເທບພະບຸດກໍ່ມີຈິດເຫຼື້ອມໃສແລະມີໃຈນ້ອມລະນຶກເຖິງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າແລະເຫຼື້ອມໃສໃນພະທໍາຂອງພະອົງ. ປະການໜຶ່ງ ດ້ວຍອານິສົງແຫ່ງການຟັງອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊຄາຖາຄັ້ງນີ້ ເຮັດໃຫ້ສຸປະຕິດຖິຕະເທບພະບຸດມີອາຍຸຍືນຍາວຕໍ່ໄປຈົນເຖິງສະໄໝທີ່ພະສີອະຣິຍະເມດໄຕພຸດທະເຈົ້າລົງມາຕັດສະຮູ້ ຈຶ່ງຈະຈຸດຕິລົງມາສູ່ໂລກມະນຸດແລະຈະໄດ້ເປັນພະອໍລະຫັນຕາຂີນາສົບອົງໜຶ່ງ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໗ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ ພັນ ໒ ຮ້ອຍ ໖໕ (ກົງກັບ ຈ.ສ. ໑໒໖໕) ຕົວ ປີກາເໝົ້າ ເດືອນ ໓ ຂຶ້ນ ໑໓ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໗ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີ ແສນສີສຸພັນ ເມຍຊື່ວ່າສາວວັນນາ ທັງ ໒ ຜົວເມຍ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈຶ່ງພ້ອມກັນສ້າງຍັງ ອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊ ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາສູເຍື່ອງສູປະການກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ປະລະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.

Unhatsavisai or Unhassavijaya is a sacred text causing longevity, read as a sermon by monks in the auspicious ceremonies. On one occasion, the Buddha was staying in Tāvatiṃsa Heaven. At the time, Supatithita Devaputta was about to die within seven days, after which he was to be reborn as a hell-being for one hundred thousand years, thereafter, various species of animals and the disabled for thousands of lives because of his bad deeds in the former lives. He was very upset by this, so he went to ask for help from Indra who then led him to the Buddha. The Buddha then preached a sermon of the Unhassavijaya Khatha. At the end of the sermon, all the deities, headed by Indra, attained the special Dhamma, namely the path and fruition. As for Supatitthita, he had a mind of respect for the Buddha and his teachings. Moreover, with the virtue of listening to this Unhassavijaya Katha causing Supatitthita to have longevity until the time of Sri Ariyametteyya Buddha, and he thus will be reborn in the human world and become an Arahant. Colophon: Folio 7 on the recto side: In Chunlasangkat one thousand 2 hundred and 65 (corresponding with CS 1265), a ka mao year, on the thirteenth day of the waxing moon of the third 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). Saen Suvan and his wife, Sao Vanna had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Unhatsavisai (Unhassavijaya) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May our wishes and desires come true, constantly and certainly, the greatest bliss.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 7 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.1 cm, width 57.5 cm, depth 0.3 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1265, a ka mao year

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.