ໃນຊາດໜຶ່ງ ພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າເກີດເປັນພະຍາສິຣິມາຕິຣາດປົກຄອງເມືອງພາຣານະສີ. ວັນໜຶ່ງ ພະອົງ ໄດ້ຕັດຖາມໝໍຊ້າງ(ກວານຊ້າງ)ວ່າ ເຫດສັນໃດຊ້າງຈຶ່ງບໍ່ເຊື່ອຟັງຄໍາສັ່ງຂອງເຮົາ ແມ້ເຮົາໄດ້ເອົາຂໍເຫຼັກສັບເຂົ້າທີ່ຫົວຊ້າງຫຼາຍທີ່ຈົນເລືອດຍ້ອຍລົງໄປຫູແລະອາບສອງແກ້ມ ແຕ່ຊ້າງກໍ່ຍັງພາເຮົາແລ່ນເຂົ້າໄປໃນປ່າ. ໝໍຊ້າງ ໄດ້ທູນຕອບພະຍາວ່າ ດ້ວຍລາຄະຕັນຫາ ທີ່ຊ້າງເຖິກຕົວນີ້ ໄດ້ສໍາພັດກັບຂີ້ແລະຍ່ຽວຂອງຊ້າງປ່າຕົວແມ່ ກໍ່ເລີຍເກີດຕັນຫາແລະຢາກຈະເສບເມຖຸນ ກັບຊ້າງຕົວແມ່ ຈິ່ງແລ່ນຕາມເຂົ້າໄປໃນປ່າ. ເມື່ອຟັງແນວນນັ້ນ ພະຍາສິຣິມາຕິຣາດ ຈິ່ງຕະໜັກຮູ້ທັນທີວ່າ ລາຄະ ຕັນຫາ ເປັນເຫດເຮັດໃຫ້ທຸກຢ່າງນຳມາເຊິ່ງຄວາມຈິບຫາຍ. ສັດນະຮົກທັງຫຼາຍ ທີ່ໄໝ້ຢູ່ໃນນະຮົກນັ້ນ ກໍ່ດ້ວຍລາຄະຕັນຫານີ້. ລາຄະຕັນຫາແຂງກ້າກ່ວາເຫຼັກທັງປວງ ແລະມັນຮ້ອນກວ່າແປວໄຟທີ່ມີໃນໂລກ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໔ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໑໖ ຕົວ ປີກາບຍີ່ ເດືອນ ໔ ຂຶ້ນຄໍ່າ ໑ ວັນ ໖ ມື້ກາບໃຈ້ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖໃກ້ທ່ຽງ ໝາຍມີ ສັງຄະຣາຊາຕິດຊະປັນຍາ ມີສັດທາສ້າງ ໂສທັນດະ[ນີ] ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພຸດທະເຈົ້າຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ.
In a previous life, the Bodhisatta was born as King Sirimatiraja ruling Benares. One day, he asked his elephant keeper that why did the elephant not believe me, even though I used the iron hook chopping at its head until blood came down to its ears and cheeks? The keeper answered that because of sexual desire. The male elephant touched a female elephant’s stool and urine. It had sexual desire and wanted to have sexual intercourse with the female elephant. Therefore, it ran into the forest. Hearing that the king realized that lust is the causes of disasters. The hell creatures are in flame that was because of this lust. This lust is stronger than all kinds of irons and hotter than fire in the world. Colophon: Folio 24 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat 1216, a kap nyi year, the first day of the waxing moon of the fourth lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Friday), and a kap chai day. The writing was accomplished at the time of the thae kai thiang (between 9.00–10.30 o’clock). Chao Sangkharasa (Great abbot) Titsapannya had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sothanda[ni] 3 tai for the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May my wishes come true. May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 24 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.3 cm, width 56.2 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1216, a kap nyi year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 2.
