ກະຖາວັດຖຸ (ຖ້ອຍຄໍາທີ່ຄວນເວົ້າ) ເປັນຄໍາພີທີ່ ໕ ແຫ່ງພະອະພິທໍາ ເປັນການວິນິດໄສທັດສະນະຂອງນິກາຍຕ່າງໆ ໃນສະໄໝສັງຄາຍະນາຄັ້ງທີ່ສາມ. ເນື້ອຄວາມບາງສ່ວນເປັນບົດພາສາບາລີແລະບາງສ່ວນແປເປັນພາສາລາວ ວ່າດ້ວຍເລື່ອງຫລັກຄໍາສອນ ຫຼື ຖ້ອຍຄໍາທີ່ດີມີປະໂຫຍດແລະເປັນໄປເພື່ອການຂັດເກົາກິເລດ, ເພື່ອຄວາມດັບທຸກ, ເພື່ອຄວາມເບື່ອໜ່າຍ, ເພື່ອຄວາມສະງົບ, ເພື່ອການຕັດສະຮູ້ ແລະເພື່ອພະນິບພານ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໕໔ ໜ້າ ໒: ພຣະກະຖາວັດຖຸ ຜູກ ໕ ເຈົ້າເຮີຍ ສາທຸທອງສີເປັນສັດທາສ້າງ.
Kathavatthu (Subjects of discussion) is the fifth book of the Abhidhamma. The statement of the opinions of controversy occurred among the various schools during the third Great Assemble. Some of the content is written in Pali and some in Lao tells the principles or useful words which are for refining the passion, cessation of suffering, boredom, peacefulness, enlightenment and Nirvana. Colophon: Folio 54 on the recto side: Phrakathāvatthu, fascicle 5. Dear All! Queen Thongsi is the sponsor.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 54 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 59 cm, depth 2.2 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Undated
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 3.
