ນິທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ອງ ພະຈິດຕະຫັດຖະເຖລະ. ຊາວນາຊາວເມືອງສາວັດຖີຜູ້ນຶ່ງ ຕາມຫາງົວທີ່ຫາຍໄປໃນປ່າ ຮູ້ສຶກຫີວຫຼາຍຈຶ່ງເຂົ້າໄປໃນວັດປະຈໍາໝູ່ບ້ານແລະໄດ້ກິນອາຫານທີ່ເຫຼືອຈາກພະສັນຈັ່ງຫັນ. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ກໍາລັງກິນເຂົ້າຢູ່ນັ້ນ ເຂົາກໍ່ມີຄວາມຄິດວ່າ ແມ້ວ່າເຮົາຈະທໍາງານໜັກທຸກວັນ ແຕ່ກໍ່ບໍ່ສາມາດຫາອາຫານດີໆແບບນີ້ມາຮັບປະທານໄດ້ ເຮົາຄວນຈະບວດເປັນພິກຂຸ ກໍ່ຈະໄດ້ສັນອາຫານດີໆ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເຂົາຈຶ່ງໄດ້ເຂົ້າບວດເປັນພິກຂຸ. ແຕ່ຕໍ່ມາກໍ່່ເກີດຄວາມເບື່ອໜ່າຍໃນການອອກບິນດະບາດແລະລາສິກຂາໄປເປັນຄະລືຫັດ. ແຕ່ພໍລາສິກຂາໄປບໍ່ດົນກໍ່ມີຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກວ່າຊີວິດຂອງຄະລືຫັດນັ້ນໜ້າເບື່ອໜ່າຍ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ ກັບມາບວດອີກ. ເຂົາໄດ້ບວດແລ້ວສິກເຖິງ ໖ ເທື່ອ. ພິກຂຸທັງຫລາຍຈຶ່ງຕັ້ງຊື່ໃຫ້ວ່າ ຈິດຕະຫັດຖະ ແປວ່າ ຜູ້ຕົກຢູ່ໃນອໍານາດຂອງຈິດ.ໃນການບວດຄັ້ງທີ່ ໗ ພໍບວດໄດ້ສອງສາມວັນ ພະເຖລະ ກໍ່່ໄດ້ບັນລຸເປັນພະອໍລະຫັນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໖໘ (ກົງກັບ ຈສ. ໑໑໖໘) ປີຮວາຍຍີ່ ເດືອນ ໔ ອອກໃໝ່ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໓ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖໃກ້ຄໍ່າ ພະຣາຊະສັດທາຫຼວງ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາສ້າງ ລໍາທໍາມະບົດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ.
The Dhammapada story of Cittahatthat Thera. A man from Savatthi, after looking for his lost ox in the forest, felt very hungry and went to a village monastery, where he was given the remains of the morning meal. While taking his food, it occurred to him, “even though I worked hard every day I could not get such good food and that it might be a good idea to become a bhikkhu”. So he was ordained as a monk. After some time, he got weary of going round for alms-food and returned to the life of a lay man. A few days later, he felt that life at home was too strenuous and he went back to the monastery to be admitted as a bhikkhu. He went to the monastery and returned to a lay man for six times. Other bhikkhus gave him a name of Cittahattha means one who is under the power of mind. Few days after his seventh ordination, he attained arahatship. Colophon: Folio 26 on the recto side: Sangkat 168 (corresponding with CS 1168), a hwai nyi year, on the second day of the waxing moon of the fourth lunar month, the third day of the week (Tuesday). The writing of this manuscript was accomplished in late afternoon (between 15.00–16.30 o’clock). The royal king had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Preaching Dhammapada 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 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 55 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1168, a hwai nyi year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 2.
