ສະໝາດຂຸນທອງ (ຜູກປາຍ)

ນິຍາຍຄວາມຮັກລະຫວ່າງຂຸນທອງແລະນາງອົ້ວ ທີ່ບໍ່ສົມຫວັງ ເນື່ອງຈາກ ແມ່ນາງອົ້ວ ບໍ່ຢາກໃຫ້ລູກສາວຂອງຕົນແຕ່ງງານກັບຂຸນທອງເຊິ່ງເປັນຄົນຍາກຈົນ. ເມື່ອຄວາມຮັກມີກໍາແພງກັ້ນ ນາງອົ້ວຈຶ່ງຕັດສີນໃຈ ແຂວນຄໍຕາຍທີ່ໃຕ້ຕົ້ນໄມ້. ແຕ່ກ່ອນຈະຜູກຄໍຕາຍນັ້ນ ນາງອົ້ວໄດ້ອະທິຖານໃຫ້ໄດ້ພົບຄົນຮັກເທິງສວງສະຫວັນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໑໒ ໜ້າ ໑: ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ວັນ ໑ ໝາຍມີ ເຈົ້າໝ່ອມກໍ່າ ໄດ້ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາໄດ້ສ້າງ ສະໝາດຂຸນທອງອົ້ວຄ່ຽມ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນພະວັດສາ ອະນາຄະເຕ ກາເລ ອໍຣະຫັນຕະ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ພະລັງ.

The love story between Khun Thong and Nang Ua is hopeless because Ua’s mother did not want her daughter to marry Khun Thong who was poor. When love had a wall against her, she decided to hang herself under a tree. Before hanging herself, she prayed to meet her lover in heaven. Colophon: Folio 12 on the recto side: The writing was accomplished at the time of kòng laeng (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock). Chao Mòm (monk) Kam had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Samat Khunthong Uakhiam, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May this be a condition to attain arahantaship and reach Nibbāna in the future certainly. Nibbāna is the greatest bliss.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 13 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 56.5 cm, depth 0.6 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 17.