ນະຄອນ (ຜູກ ໑໖)

ນະຄອນ ເປັນກັນສຸດທ້າຍ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໔໘ ຄາຖາ. ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ພະເວດສັນດອນຊົງລາຜະນວດ ຊົງສັງລາອາສົມ ຮັບເຄື່ອງຊົງແຫ່ງກະສັດ ສະເດັດກັບນະຄອນສີພີ ຊົງຄອງຣາດດ້ວຍທົດສະພິດຣາຊະທໍາໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມຮ່ວມເຍັນ ຈົນພະຊົນມາຍຸໄດ້ ໑໒໐ ພັນສາ ຈຶ່ງສະເດັດສະຫວັນຄົດ ໄປເກີດເປັນທ້າວສັນດຸສິດເທບພະບຸດ ໃນສະຫວັນຊັ້ນດຸສິດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໑ 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.

Nakhòn or Nagarakanda the last episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 48 verses. Nakhòn means “city”, the content tells Vessantara disrobed from ascetichood and left his hermitage. The prince dressed in royal suits and returned Sivi. He ruled his kingdom with royal virtues and died at the age of 120 years. He happens in Tusita heaven as Male Deity Santusita. Colophon: Folio 21 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 22 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5.1 cm, width 52.3 cm, depth 0.9 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.