ອຸປະຄຸດຫລວງ (ຜູກ ໕)

ພະເຈົ້າອະໂສກມະຫາຣາດ ໄດ້ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ພະຣາຊະໂອລົດແລະພະຣາຊະທິດາ ຊົງພະນາມວ່າ ເຈົ້າມະຫິນທະຣາຊະກຸມມານ ແລະພະນາງສັງຄະມິດຕາຣາຊະທິດາໄປບວດເປັນພິກຂຸແລະພິກຂຸນີ ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພະອົງເປັນທາຍາດພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາຕາມຄໍາແນະນໍາຂອງພະສົງ. ໃນຂະນະນັ້ນພະອົງຍັງມີຫລານຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ ຊົງພະນາມວ່າ ອັກຄິທັດຕະພາມ ກຸມມານ ມີຄວາມປະສົງຢາກຈະບວດເປັນພະພິກຂຸເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ ພະອົງຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ມະຫິນທະຣາຊະກຸມມານແລະອັກຄິທັດຕະພາມກຸມມານ ໄປບວດໃນສໍານັກຂອງພິກຂຸ. ສ່ວນພະນາງສັງຄະມິດຕາຣາຊະທິດາ ໃຫ້ໄປບວດໃນສໍານັກພິກຂຸນີຂອງນາງອຸບາລີເຖລີ ຊຶ່ງເປັນປະທານພິກຂຸນີທັງຫລາຍເປັນຕົ້ນ.

King Asoka allowed his son and daughter named Prince Mahinda and Princess Sanghamitta to be ordained as a bhikkhu and bhikkhuni in order to make him become a heir to Buddhism accordance with a monk’s advice. At the time, the king also had a nephew named Aggidattabrahm Kamara who wished to ordain as well. Therefore, the king allowed Prince Mahinda and Aggidatta ordained at the place of bhikkhua and Princess Sanghamitta ordained at the place of bhikkhuni where Upali Their was head.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 25 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 57.5 cm, depth 1 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 13.