ນິທານທໍາມະບົດ ເລື່ອງ ປາກະປິນະ. ໃນອະດີດຕະການ ສະໄໝພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າຊົງພະນາມວ່າ ກັດສະປະ ຍັງມີກຸນລະບຸດ ໒ ອ້າຍນ້ອງໄດ້ອອກບວດເປັນພິກຂຸ ຜູ້ອ້າຍຊື່ວ່າ ພະໂສທະນະ ຜູ້ນ້ອງຊື່ວ່າ ພະກະປິລະ ເມື່ອບວດແລ້ວ ຜູ້ເປັນອ້າຍໄດ້ຖືວິປັດສະໜາທຸລະ ຮຽນກໍາມະຖານແລ້ວໄປບໍາເພັນຢູ່ໃນປ່າ ຈົນໄດ້ບັນລຸເປັນພະອໍລະຫັນ. ສ່ວນນ້ອງຊາຍ ຖືເອົາຄັນທະທຸລະ ຄື ການສຶກສາຮ່ໍາຮຽນພະທໍາມະວິໄນ ຈົນໄດ້ເປັນຜູ້ຊົງພະໄຕປີດົກ. ເພາະຄວາມເປັນພະຫູສູດເຮັດໃຫ້ພະກະປິລະມີລາບສັກກາລະແລະມີບໍລິວານຫຼາຍ. ທ່ານກາຍເປັນຄົນຫົວດື້ແລະມັກດູຖູກດູໝິ່ນພິກຂຸອື່ນ ອັນໃດທີ່ເໝາະທີ່ຄວນ ພະກະປິລະກໍ່ບອກບໍ່ວ່າບໍ່ເໝາະບໍ່ຄວນ ເພາະຜົນກໍານັ້ນ ຈຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ພະກະປິລະໄປເກີດໃນອະເວຈີນະຮົກ. ໃນພດທະກັບນີ້ ໄດ້ມາເກີດເປັນປາຢູ່ທີ່ແມ່ນໍ້າອະຈິຣະວະດີ. ປາໂຕນັ້ນມີໂຕເຫຼືອງດ່ັງທອງຄໍາ ແຕ່ມີກິ່ນເໝັນອອກມາຈາກປາກ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ພັນຮ້ອຍ ໙໖ (໑໑໙໖) ຕົວປີກາບສະງ້າ ເດືອນ ໓ ຂື້ນ ໓ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໗ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມທ່ຽງວັນ ສາທຸ ມະຫາ ພຸດທະວົງສາ ວິຣິຍະປັນຍາ ໂພນໄຊຍະຣາມາທິບໍດີ ມີສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງຈຶ່ງສ້າງ ທໍາມະບົດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາປາດຖະໜາຊູ່ປະການ ກໍຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ.
The Dhammapada story of Kapila the Fish. During the time of Kassapa Buddha, there were two brothers joined together the Buddhist order. The older brother named Venerable Sothana and younger brother named Venerable Kapila. After ordination, Venerable Sothana obtainined a subject of meditation from his preceptor went to the forest to meditate. He attained arahatship. But Venerable Kapila was very learned in the Pitaka. Because of his great learning he gained much fame and many followes. He also became very conceited and was full of contempt for other bhikkhus. What is suitable, the Venerable Kapila said it was not appropriate. The part that is not suitable, the Venerable said that it was appropriate. For this evil deed, Kapila had to suffer in niraya between the time of Kassapa Buddha and Gotama Buddha. Later, he was reborn as a fish in the Aciravati River. That fish, as mentioned above, had a very beautiful golden body, but his mouth had a very horrid, offensive smell. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Sangkat thousand hundred 96 (corresponding with CS 1196), a kap sanga year, the third day of the waxing moon of the third lunar month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), the writing was accomplished at the time of thiang vang (between 10.30-12.00 o’clock). Sathu Maha Phutthavongsa Viriyapannya from Vat Phonsaiyaramathipadi had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Thammabot, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May my wishes and desires come true. May this be a condition to reach Nibbāna.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 25 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.
