ມະຫາມູນລະນິບພານ

ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ເມືອງກະປິລະວັດຖຸນະຄອນ ພະອົງໄດ້ຕັດເທດສະໜາແກ່ພຸດທະສາວົກ ແລະ ຊາວເມືອງທັງຫຼາຍອັນໄດ້ ໘ ໝື່ນກະກູນ ພະອົງໄດ້ປາລົບເຊິ່ງຄອງ ໒ ປະການອັນໄດ້ແກ່ ທານແລະສີນ. ຜົນຂອງການໃຫ້ທານແລະຮັກສາສີນລ້ວນແຕ່ມີຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງກັນ. ບຸກຄົນຜູ້ປາດຖະໜາເອົາໂລກິຍະສົມບັດ ຄືປາດຖະໜາເປັນພະຣາຊາ ເປັນເສດຖີ ຄະຫະບໍດີ ເປັນອິນ ເປັນພົມ ເປັນພະເຈົ້າຈັກກະວັດຕິຣາດ ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຖືວ່າເປັນຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທີ່ມີຄວາມປະໝາດໃນຊີວິດເພາະປະກອບດ້ວຍຕັນຫາ. ສ່ວນບຸກຄົນທີ່ປາດຖະໜາເອົາໂລກຸດຕະຣະສົມບັດ ຄືພະນິບພານ ຖືວ່າເປັນຄວາມປາດຖະໜາອັນປະເສີດແລະສູງສຸດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໓໓ ໜ້າ ໑: ພຸດທະສັງກາດ ໒໔໘໑ ປີກາບຍີ່ ເດືອນ ໖ ຂຶ້ນ ໘ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໗ ໝາຍມີ ສາທຸໃຫຍ່ ຄໍາຕູ່ນ ອັກຄະມາເຫສີຊ້າຍ ພະບາດສົມເດັດມະຫາຊີວິດ ຊົງພະນາມສີສະຫ່ວາງວົງຊົງພະນະຄອນຫລວງພະບາງ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງໜັງສື ມະຫາມຸນນິບພານ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍອານິສົງນີ້ໄປເຖິງກໍາເວນຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ກະທໍາມາ ຕົກທີ່ຮ້າຍໃຫ້ຍ້າຍໃສ່ທີ່ດີ ແມ່ນວ່າຕົກທີ່ດີ ຂໍໃຫ້ດີກວ່າເກົ່າກໍຂ້າເທີ້ນ.

On one occasion, the Buddha was residing in Kapilavatthu, the Buddha delivered a sermon to his disciples and the people from eighty thousand families. The Buddha related to the two things that are dāna–alms-giving and sīla–morality. The results from alms-giving and observing precepts are different. Those who wish to gain lokiya sampatti (worldly success) such as kingship, millionaires, wealthy people, Indra, Brahma, or emperors. Their wishes are regarded as carelessness in life because of following with the ones graving. Those who wish to gain lokuttara sampatti (super mundane success) that is Nirvana, their wish is sublime and ultimate. Colophon: Folio 33 on the recto side: Buddhist Era 2481, a kap nyi year, the eighth day of the waxing moon of the sixth lunar month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday). Sathu Nyai Khamtun, the queen on the left side of the Royal king named Sisavang Vong of the city of Luang Prabang had the religious faith to sponsor the making of the manuscript entitled Mahamunlanipphan for the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end 5000 years. May the results of this merit to support the persons effected by my previous deeds. [Even if they have been a bad place, may they be moved to a good place. If they are already in a good place, may they be better than ever.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 33 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.9 cm, width 59.2 cm, depth 1.5cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2481, a kap nyi year

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 2.