ນິທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ອງ ພະຍານາກຊື່ເອຣະກະປັດຕະ. ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຊົງປະທັບຢູ່ເມືອງພາຣານະສີຊົງປາລົບພະຍານາກຊື່ເອຣະກະປັດຕະ. ໃນອະດີດຕະຊາດ ໃນສາສະໜາຂອງພະກັດສະປະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ພະຍານາກນັ້ນເປັນພິກຂຸໜຸ່ມ ນັ່ງເຮືອໄປໃນແມ່ນໍ້າຄົງຄາ ເອົາມືຈັບກໍ່ໄຄ້ກໍ່ໜຶ່ງ ເມື່ອເຮືອແລ່ນໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມໄວກໍ່ບໍ່ຍອມປ່ອຍ ໃບໄຄ້ນັ້ນກໍ່ຂາດ ພິກຂຸນັ້ນບໍ່ສະແດງອາບັດ ດ້ວຍຄິດວ່າ ເປັນໂທດພຽງເລັກນ້ອຍ ເມື່ອຕາຍຈາກຊາດນັ້ນແລ້ວ ກໍ່ໄປເກີດເປັນນາກ ໄດ້ລໍຖ້າການອຸບັດຂຶ້ນຂອງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າເພື່ອຂໍຄວາມຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ພົບພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າແລ້ວ ຈຶ່ງຂາບທູນເລົ່າໃຫ້ຟັງ. ພະພຸດທອົງຈຶ່ງຕັດກັບພະຍານາກວ່າ “ມະຫາບໍພິດ ຊື່ວ່າຄວາມເປັນມະນຸດຫາໄດ້ຍາກນັກ, ການອຸບັດຂຶ້ນແຫ່ງພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ກໍ່ຫາໄດ້ຍາກເໝືອນກັນ ເພາະວ່າ ທັງສາມຢ່າງນີ້ ບຸກຄົນຍ່ອມໄດ້ໂດຍລໍາບາກຢ່າງຍິ່ງ”. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ໑໙໖ (໑໑໙໖) ຕົວປີກາບສະງ້າ ເດືອນ ໑໐ ແຮມ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ພໍາວ່າໄດ້ ໖ ມື້ກັດເຮົ້າ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖໃກ້ຄໍ່າ ໝາຍມີເຈົ້າມະຫາຂະຫນານພຸດທະວົງສາ ໄດ້ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາສ້າງ ລໍາທໍາມະປັດທະ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍໂຫຕຸໂນ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ອະນຸໂມທາມິ.
The Dhammapada story of Erakapatta the Naga King. On one occasion, while residing near Baranasi the Buddha spoke about Erakapatta, a king of nagas. In one of his past existences during the time of Kassapa Buddha, the naga had been a bhikkhu, he had accidentally caused a grass blade to be broken off while travelling in a boat on the Ganga river. The monk had failed to do the act of exoneration as prescribed. As he thought it was a minor offence. After death, he was reborn as the naga. He was waiting the appearance of a Buddha for asking for help. On seeing the Buddha, Erakapatta related to the story of his previous life. After hearing him, the Buddha told the naga that “Your Majesty, to be a human being is very difficult; the appearance of the Buddhas and to listen to the Buddha’s preaching are also very difficult as well. These three things are difficult to achieve for a person”. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Chunlasangkatrasa 196 (corresponding with CS 1196), a kap sanga year, the second day of the waning moon of the tenth lunar month, the sixth day of the week (Friday), a kat hao day, the writing was accomplished at the time of thae kai kham (between 15.00-16.30 o’clock). Chao Maha Khanan Phutthavongsa had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Lam thammapattha, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May wishes and desires come true. May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbāna. Amen, amen. I rejoice!.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 55.2 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1196, a kap sanga year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.2.
