ພູຣິທັດ (ຜູກ ໔)

ເນື້ອໃນ ກ່າວເຖິງ ຕອນ ທ້າວໂສມະທັດ ກໍາລັງຫ້າມພໍ່ຂອງຕົນ ບໍ່ໃຫ້ເປັນຄົນເນລະຄຸນຕໍ່ຜູ້ມີຄຸນ ໂດຍການບອກທີ່ຢູ່ຂອງພູຣິທັດໃຫ້ແກ່ພາມທີ່ມີມົນອາລໍາພາຍ ເພື່ອແລກເອົາແກ້ວມະນີ. ໂສມະທັດກ່າວກັບພໍ່ຂອງຕົນວ່າ ຄົນທີ່ປະທຸດສະຮ້າຍຕໍ່ມິດ ສະຫຼະຄວາມເກື້ອກູນ ຈະຕົກໝົກໄໝ້ຢູ່ໃນນະຮົກອັນຮ້າຍແຮງ ແຜ່ນດິນຍ່ອມສູບຜູ້ນັ້ນ ຫຼືຜູ້ນັ້ນມີຊີວິດຢູ່ກໍ່ຊູບຊີດ ຖ້າພໍ່ປາດຖະໜາຊັບ ພູຣິທັດນາກຄະຣາດກໍ່ຄົງຈັກໃຫ້ ລູກເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າ ພໍ່ຈັກຕ້ອງປະສົບເວນທີ່ຕົນທໍາໄວໃນບໍ່ຊ້າ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໓໔ ຕົວ ປີເຕົ່າສັນ ມື້ເຕົ່າໃຈ້ ວັນ ໕ ເດືອນ ໘ ລົງ ໑໔ ຄໍ່າ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງງາຍ ມູນລະສັດທາ ໝາຍມີ ແສນໃໝ່ທີ ສະຫະບຸດຕະນັດຕາພັນທຸເຜົ່າພົງວົງສາ ພີ່ນ້ອງສູ່ຄົນ ໄດ້ສ້າງ ພູຣິທັດຈັນທະກຸມມານ ໄວ້ຄໍ້າສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕ ພັນວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາທຸກເຍື່ອງທຸກປະການກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.

The content tells Somadata was forbidding his father from being ungrateful to the benefactor by giving the address of Bhuridatta to a Brahmin who had the mantra of Alambayana in exchange for a gem. Somadata spoke to his father that “One who harms his friend and rejects his kindness will be engulfed in a deadly hell. The earth will draw in the person. Even when he is alive, he becomes pale. If you desire wealth, Bhuridatta, the naga prince would probably give. I understand that you will soon have to suffer the duty you have committed.” Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1234, a tao san year, on a tao chai day, the fourteenth day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, the writing of this manuscript was accomplished at the time of kòng ngai (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). The initiator, Saen Maithi together with his children, grandchildren, relatives and siblings sponsord the making of this manuscript entitled Phurithat and Chantha Kumman (Bhuridatta and Canda Kumara), to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires come true. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Nirvanaa is the greatest bliss).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 55.8 cm, depth 1 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1234, a tao san year

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.