ມະຫາພົນ ເປັນເລື່ອງທີ່ ໗ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໘໐ ຄາຖາ. ມະຫາພົນ ແປວ່າ ປ່າໃຫຍ່ ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ຊູຊົກເດີນທາງຜ່ານປ່ານ້ອຍຕາມທີ່ພານເຈຕະບຸດບອກໄປຈົນເຖິງອາສົມຂອງອະຈຸຕະລືສີ ໄດ້ຫຼອກອະຈຸຕະລືສີວ່າເປັນຣາຊະທູດເມືອງສີພີ ຈົນລືສີເຖົ້າເຊື່ອແລະຕ້ອນຮັບຢ່າງດີ ທັງອາຫານຄືໝາກໄມ້ແລະໃຫ້ນອນຄ້າງໜ່ຶງຄືນ ເມື່ອຮຸ່ງເຊົ້າໄດ້ພາຊູຊົກໄປຊີ້ບອກຫົນທາງຊຶ່ງຕ້ອງຜ່ານປ່າດົງດິບອັນຕຶບໜາແລະພູເຂົາ ແມ່ນໍ້າ ສະໂບກຂະຣະນີ ຈົນກວ່າຈະເຖິງເຂົາວົງກົດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໑໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈານເພັງ ສາວແກ່ນ ຜົວເມຍ ແລະ ລູກຫລານຊູ່ຄົນ ບ້ານວັດໜອງ ມີສັດທາສ້າງລໍາ ມະຫາເວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ນີ້ໄວ້ໃນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ ເມຶ່ອວັນ ໓ ເດືອນ ໕ ອອກໃໝ່ ໒ ຄໍ່າ ພສ. ໒໕໐໒ ເພຶ່ອເປັນທີ່ລະລຶກ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ດັ່ງຄວາມປາດຖະໜາທຸກປະການແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ໂຫຕຸ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ.
Mahaphon or Mahāvana the seventh episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 80 verses. Mahaphon means the great forest, the content tells Jujaka passed through the small forest as Cetaputta huntsman directed and arrived at the hermitage of Acuta hermit. Jujaka told the foresee ascetic a lie that he was the emissary from Sivi city then the ascetic trusted him easily and welcomed him with fruits and gave him a stay overnight at his pavilion. The next morning, the hermit pointed the way to Mount Vamka for Jujaka, which passed through rain forests, mountains, rivers and ponds until to Mount Vamka. Colophon: Folio 15 on the recto side: We are Chan (ex-monk) Pheng and Sao Kaen, a couple and all our children and grandchildren from Vat Nong village had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Maha Vetsantarasadok (Maha Vessantara Jataka), to support the Teachings of the Buddha on the third day of the week (Tuesday), the second day of the waxing moon of the fifth lunar month BE 2502 as for souvenir. May our wishes and desires come true. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ hotu niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (Nirvana is the greatest bliss, constantly and certainly).
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 16 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5 cm, width 52.2 cm, depth 0.7 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2502
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.01.
