ກ່າວເຖິງເລື່ອງ ເຜດງູເຫຼືອມ. ເມື່ອພະມະຫາໂມກຄັນລານະເຖລະແລະພະລັກຂະນະເຖລະ ລົງຈາກດອຍຄິດຊະກູດ ເພື່ອອອກບິນດະບາດໃນເມືອງຣາຊະຄຶ ໃນລະຫວ່າງທາງພະມະຫາໂມກຄັນລານະໄດ້ເຫັນຜີເຜດໂຕໜຶ່ງດ້ວຍຕາທິບ ທີ່ມີຮູບຮ່າງເປັນດັ່ງງູເຫຼືອມ ມີຕົວຍາວໄດ້ ໒໕ ໂຫຍດ ມີຫົວເປັນມະນຸດຜົມຍາວ ມີແປວໄຟລຸກຂຶ້ນຈາກຫົວໄປເຖິງຫາງ ຈາກຫາງໄປຫາຫົວ ບາງຂະນະກໍ່ໄໝ້ຫົວແລະຫາງມາຈຸກາງລໍາຕົວ ຈາກກາງລໍາໂຕໄປຫາຫົວແລະຫາງ ສະລັບສັບປ່ຽນກັນຢູ່ເຊັ່ນນີ້ ອັດຕະພາບຂອງເຜດນັ້ນ ໄດ້ຮັບທຸກຂະເວທະນາຢ່າງແສນສາຫັດ. ເຂົາໄດ້ຮັບວິບາກກໍາທີ່ເຂົາໄດ້ຈຸດເຜົາວັດແລະກຸຕິວິຫານທີ່ສຸມັງຄະລະເສດຖີສ້າງຖວາຍແກ່ພະກັດສະປະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: (໑) ລານທີ່ ໑໔ ໜ້າ ໒: ເດືອນຫົກ ລົງສິບຫ້າຄໍ່າ ວັນສຸກ ປີກ່າ ສອງພັນຫາຮ້ອຍສິບສອງ (ພ.ສ. ໒໕໑໒ ກັດເຮົ້າ) ຜູ້ຂຽນຫຼືຜູ້ຣິດຈະນາຈານສຸກ ຂໍໂມທະນານໍາແດ່ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ. (໒) ລານທີ່ ໑໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ພຸດທະສັງກາດ ໒໕໑໒ ປີຮັບເຮົ້າ (ປີ ພ.ສ. ໒໕໑໒ ກົງກັບປີ ກັດເຮົ້າ) ເດືອນ ໘ ຖ້ວນ ໒ ຂື້ນ ໑ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໓ ໝາຍມີໝ່ອມປ້າຄໍາອ້ວນ ໄດ້ສ້າງໄວ້ກັບພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ໂຫຕຸ ໂນ.
The text tells the snake ghost. When Maha Moggallana Thera and Lakkhana Thera were leaving from Gijjhakuta for collecting alms in Rajagaha. On the way, Maha Moggallana Thera saw with his devine eyes a peta (hungry ghost) with the shape of a python, with 25 yojanas long, with a human head, with long hair, with flames burning from head to tail, from tail to the head. Sometimes it burns its head and tail to the middle of the body, from the middle of the body to the head and tail, alternately like this. The state of the ghost was greatly suffering. He suffered from the results of his previous deed that he set fire to the temple and abodes which were built by Mangkhala millionair for Kassapa Buddha. Colophons: (1) Folio 14 on the verso side: The fifteenth day of the waning moon of the sixth lunar month, Friday, a ka […] year, 2512 (BE 2512, a kat hao year). Chan (ex-monk) Suk is the scribe, I am very please to this merit. Amen, amen! Nibbāna is the greatest bliss. (2) Folio 15 on the recto side: Buddhist Era (BE) 2512, a hap hao year, the first day of the waxing moon of the second eighth lunar month, the third day of the week (Tuesday). Mòmpa (Princess) Kham Uan sponsored the making of this manuscript, in order to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May this be a condition to reach Nibbāna.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 15 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.2 cm, width 52.3 cm, depth 0.8 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2512, a hap hao year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Chan (ex-monk) Suk.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 8.
