ສອງທຸງເຜີ້ງ

ໃນສະໄໝໜຶ່ງ ພະຜູ້ມີພະພາກເຈົ້າປະທັບຢູ່ວັດເຊຕະວັນ ເມືອງສາວັດຖີ ໄດ້ຕັດເທດສະໜາແກ່ພິກຂຸທັງຫຼາຍ ເລື່ອງ ອານິສົງແຫ່ງການສ້າງທຸງເຜີ້ງແລ້ວຖວາຍບູຊາແກ້ວ ໓ ປະການ. ພະພຸດທະອົງໄດ້ຍົກເອົານິທານໃນອະດິດຊາດຂອງພະອົງ ຄັ້ງທີ່ເກີດເປັນພະໂພທິສັດ ແລະບຳເພັນທານະປາຣະມີ. ໃນອະດິດຕະການອັນລ່ວງແລ້ວ ທ້າວອົບໄພຍະຣາດ ຜູ້ເປັນນ້ອງຊາຍຂອງພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້ານັ້ນ ໄດ້ມີໃສສັດທາສ້າງທຸງເຜີ້ງແລ້ວຖວາຍແກ່ພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອບູຊາແກ້ວ ໓ ປະການ, ດ້ວຍອານິສົງໃນຄັ້ງນັ້ນ ພະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າຈິ່ງໄດ້ຕັດຜະຫຍາສັບພັນຍູເປັນພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າໃນເວລາຕໍ່ມາແລະທ້າວອົບໄພຍະຣາດ ຜູ້ເປັນນ້ອງກໍ່ໄດ້ເກີດເປັນທ້າວພະຍາອົງໜຶ່ງ ອັນມີບໍລະວານຫຼາຍກວ່າຄົນທັງຫຼາຍໃນຊົມພູທະວີບ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ່ ໖ ໜ້າ ໑: [...] ແມ່ອອກຈົວມາ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ຂົນຂວາຍຫາໃບລານມາສ້າງ ສອງທຸງເຜິ້ງ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ.

On one occasion, while residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha preached a sermon to the monks on the rewards derived from making the wax flags to worship the Triple Gem. The Buddha told the story of his previous existence when he was the Bodhisatta and performed Dāna pāramī (The perfection of giving). Once upon a time, Opphainyarat who was the younger brother of the Bodhisatta had the religious faith and made a wax flag and offered it to the Bodhisatta in order to worship the Triple Gem. The results of the merit supported the Bodhisatta to have attained enlightenment and become the Buddha and Opphainyarat was reborn as a great king who had a lot of servants more than the peoples in tha Jambudipa. Folio 6 on the recto side: […] Lay mother of Novice Ma had the ardent religious faith find the plam leaves and sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sòng thung phoeng, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 6 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5 cm, width 59.5 cm, depth 0.3 cm.

Condition of original material: Some folios are damaged and fragile.

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.6.