ນິທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ອງ ພະເຖລະແກ່. ໃນກາລະຄັ້ງໜຶ່ງ ໃນເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ມີຜູ້ຊາຍເຖົ້າຖານະດີຫຼາຍຄົນອອກບວດເປັນພິກຂຸ ພະພິກຂຸເຖົ້າເຫຼົ່ານີ້ບໍ່ສາມາດເລົ່າຮຽນໄດ້ ເວລາອອກບິນທະບາດກໍ່ມັກພາກັນໄປແຕ່ທີ່ເຮືອນຂອງຕົນ ໃນໝູ່ອະດີດພັນລະຍາຂອງພິກຂຸເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ມີນາງໜຶ່ງຊື່ວ່າ ມະທຸຣະປານິກາ ເປັນຜູ້ຄົວກິນເກັ່ງ ນາງຈະຄອຍດູແລພະແກ່ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ທຸກອົງ ຢູ່ມາວັນໜຶ່ງ ນາງລົ້ມປ່ວຍແລະເສຍຊີວິດກະທັນຫັນ ພິກຂຸເຫຼົ່ານີ້ກໍ່ມີຄວາມເສົ້າໂສກ ຮ້ອງໄຫ້ ລໍາພຶງລໍາພັນເຖິງນາງຜູ້ມີສີມືໃນການຄົວກິນແຊບ. ເມື່ອພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຊາບເລື່ອງນີ້ ຈຶ່ງຮຽກພິກຂຸເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນມາຫາແລະຕັດວ່າ “ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍ! ພວກທ່ານທັງຫຼາຍລ້ວນຮູ້ສຶກເຈັບປວດແລະໂທມະນັດ ເພາະທ່ານບໍ່ປາສະຈາກຄວາມໂລບ ຄວາມໂກດ ແລະຄວາມຫຼົງ ຊຶ່ງປຽບເໝືອນຜືນປ່າ ທໍາລາຍປ່ານີ້ເສຍ ແລ້ວທ່ານຈະຫຼຸດພົ້ນຈາກຄວາມໂລບ ຄວາມໂກດ ແລະຄວາມຫຼົງ.” ເມື່ອຈົບພະທໍາມະເທສະໜາ ພະເຖລະແກ່ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ກໍ່ໄດ້ບັນລຸໂສດາປັດຕິຜົນ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັກກະຣາຊະ ໖໘ (ກົງກັບ ຈສ. ໑໑໖໘) ຕົວປີຮວາຍຍີ່ ສົມເດັດພະເປັນເຈົ້າ ສ້າງ ທໍາມະບົດ ໄວ້ກັບໂຊຕະກະສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ .
The Dhammapada story of Old Bhikkhus. Once, in Savatthi, there were men with good standing became bhikkhus only in their old age. These old bhikkhus were in the habit of going together to their old homes for alms-food. Of the former wives of those five, one lady in particular, by the name of Madhurapacika was a good cook and she looked after them very well. But one day, Madhurapacika fell ill and died suddenly. The old bhikkhus felt their loss very deeply and together they cried praising her virtues and lamenting their loss. The Buddha called those bhikkhus to him and said, "Bhikkhus! You all are feeling pain and sorrow because you are not free from greed, hatred, and ignorance which are like a forest. Cut down this forest and you will be freed from greed, hatred and ignorance." At the end of the discourse these old bhikkhus attained Sotapatti Fruition. Colophon: Folio 26 on the verso side: Sangkatrasa 68 (corresponding with CS 1168), a hwai nyi year. The royal king sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Thammabot (Dhammapada) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.1 cm, width 54 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.
