[ມຸງຄຸນ ໓໘]

ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ມຸງຄຸນ ມຸງຄຸນ ໓໘ ປະການ. ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ໃນຄັ້ງນັ້ນ ປະຖົມມະຍາມລ່ວງໄປແລ້ວ ເທວະດາຕົນໜຶ່ງມີລັດສະໝີຮຸ່ງເຮືອງງາມຍິ່ງ ຍັງພະວິຫານເຊຕະວັນໃຫ້ສະຫວ່າງສະໄຫວເຂົ້າໄປເຝົ້າພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າເຖິງທີ່ປະທັບ ຖວາຍບັງຄົມແລ້ວຢືນຢູ່ໃນທີ່ອັນສົມຄວນ ໄດ້ຂາບທູນຖາມພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າວ່າ ເທວະດາແລະມະນຸດທັງຫຼາຍ ຜູ້ຫວັງຄວາມສຸກສະວັດດີ ໄດ້ພາກັນຄິດມຸງຄຸນທັງຫຼາຍ ຂໍພະອົງຈົ່ງຕັດບອກອຸດົມມຸງຄຸນດ້ວຍເທີ້ນ. ເມື່ອນັ້ນ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຊົງສະແດງພະທໍາມະເທສະໜາ ເລື່ອງ ມຸງຄຸນ ໓໘ ປະການ. ໃນໜັງສືຜູກນີ້ເລີ່ມຕັ້ງແຕ່ມຸງຄຸນຂໍ້ທີ່ ໑໒ ຮອດມຸງຄຸນຂໍ້ທີ່ ໒໕ ເປັນຕົ້ນ.

The content tells about the 38 blessings. On one occasion, the Buddha was dwelling at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi. When the night was far spent, a certain deity whose surpassing splendor illuminated the entire Jetavana monastery came to the presence of the Buddha and after drawing near, respectfully saluted the Buddha and stood to one side. Standing thus, he addressed the Buddha in verses: many are the deities and men, yearning after good, have pondered on blessings. Pray, tell me the supreme blessings are. Therafter, the Buddha preached a sermon about the thirty-eight blessings. This fascicle tells the blessings from the number 12 to 25.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 19 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.3 cm, width 57 cm, depth 0.8 cm.

Condition of original material: Damaged.

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Chest No.4.