ນະທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ ງພິກຂຸອົງໃດອົງໜຶ່ງ. ວັນໜຶ່ງ ພາມຄົນໜຶ່ງໃນເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ໄດ້ເປື້ອງຜ້າຫົ່ມວາງຕາກລົມໄວ້ນອກບ້ານ ພະອໍຣະຫັນອົງໜຶ່ງກໍາລັງຍ່າງກັບວັດ ມາເຫັນຜ້ານັ້ນ ຫຼຽວໄປຫຼຽວມາບໍ່ເຫັນໃຜ ກໍ່ເລິຍນຶກວ່າເປັນຜ້າບໍ່ມີເຈົ້າຂອງຈຶ່ງໄດ້ອະທິດຖານເປັນຜ້າບັງສະກຸນ. ເມື່ອພາມນັ້ນພິກຂຸຕົນນັ້ນຫຍິບເອົາຂອງຕົນໄປກໍ່ແລ່ນຕາມ ແລະທ້ວງຜ້ານັ້ນຄືນ. ພະເຖລະກໍ່ສົ່ງຄືນ. ເມື່ອໄປເຖິງວັດ ພະເຖລະກໍ່ເລົ່າເລື່ອງສູ່ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍ, ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍໄດ້ຖາມພະເຖລະເຊີງເຍາະເຍີ້ຍວ່າ ຜ້ານັ້ນຍາວຫຼືສັ້ນ ຫຍາບຫຼືລະອຽດ. ພະເຖລະກ່າວວ່າ ທ່ານທັງຫຼາຍ ຜ້ານັ້ນຈະຍາວຫຼືສັ້ນ ຫຍາບຫຼືລະອຽດກໍ່ຊ່າງເຖີດ ຄວາມອາໄລໃນຜ້ານັ້ນບໍ່ມີແກ່ຂະນ້ອຍແລ້ວ ຂະນ້ອຍຫລິບເອົາດ້ວຍຄວາມສໍາຄັນວ່າຜ້າບັງສະກຸນຕ່າງຫາກ. ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍຈຶ່ງຂາບທູນເລື່ອງນີ້ແກ່ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ. ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຈິ່ງຕັດວ່າ ພິກຂຸຕົນນັ້ນກ່າວຄວາມຈິງ ທໍາມະດາພະຂີນາສົບທັງຫຼາຍຍ່ອມບໍ່ຖືເອົາຂອງໆຄົນອື່ນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໗໒ (ກົງກັບ ຈ.ສ. ໑໑໗໒) ຕົວ ປີກົດສະງ້າ ເດືອນ ໘ ລົງ ໗ ຄໍ່າ ມື້ກາບໃຈ້ ລິດຈະນາ ວັນ ໑ ຍາມທ່ຽງວັນ. ພະຣາຊະສັດທາບູຣົມມະສົມເດັດບູຣົມມະບຸພິດ ສີສັດຕະນາຄາຣາຊະກະນິດຖາ ມີພະຣາຊະໂອຣົດ ຈິ່ງສ້າງ ທໍາບົດ (ທໍາມະບົດ) ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ໂນ. ທໍາມະບົດ ມັດ ໘ ຜູກ ໔ ວັງໜ້າ.
The Dhammapada story of a certain monk. One day, a brahmin from Savatthi put his upper garment outside his house to air it. An arahant found that garment as he was going back to the monastery. Thinking that it was a piece of cloth thrown away by someone and therefore ownerless, so, the monk picked it up. The brahmin saw the monk picking up the piece of clothing and came after him, and reclaimed the garment. The monk promptly returned the piece of clothing to the brahmin. Back at the monastery, the Venerable related the story to other bhikkhus, and they made fun of him and jokingly asked him whether the cloth was long or short, coarse or fine. To this question the thera answered, "Whether the clothing is long or short, coarse or fine matters not to me; I am not at all attached to it." Other bhikkhus then reported to the Buddha. The Buddha said, "Bhikkhus! The monkspeaks the truth; an arahat does not take anything that is not given him." Colophon: Folio 26 on the recto side: Sangkat 172 (corresponding with CS 1172), a kot sanga year, the seventh day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, and a kap chai day. The writing was accomplished at noon on the first day of the week (Sunday). The royal king of Sisattanakhanahutta kingdom had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Thambot (Dhammapada) to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna. Thammabot (Dhammapada), bundle 8, fascicle 4. The front palace.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 27 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.8 cm, width 55.3 cm, depth 1.1 cm.
Condition of original material: Some folios have a damage at the left string hole.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1172, a kot sanga year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 2.
