ສັດທັນຕະຊາດົກ ວ່າດ້ວຍພະຍາຊ້າງສັດທັນຕະ. ໃນກາລະອັນລ່ວງພົ້ນໄປແລ້ວ ມີຊ້າງປະມານ ໘໐,໐໐໐ ໂຕ, ພະໂພທິສັດໄດ້ເກີດມາເປັນລູກຂອງຫົວໜ້າຝູງ ມີສີຂາວເຜືອກ ມີປາກແລະຕີນທັງ ໔ ແດງງາມ ເມື່ອໃຫຍ່ຂຶ້ນມີຮ່າງກາຍໃຫຍ່ກວ່າຊ້າງໂຕອື່ນ. ເມື່ອບິດາໄດ້ເສຍຊີວິດ ພະໂພທິສັດໄດ້ເປັນຫົວໜ້າຊ້າງແທນ ມີຊື່ວ່າ ພະຍາຊ້າງສັດທັນຕະ ມີພັນລະຍາ ໒ ໂຕ ຄື ມະຫາສຸພັດທາແລະຈຸນລະສຸພັດທາ. ວັນໜຶ່ງເປັນມືອຸໂບສົດ ພະຍາຊ້າງໄດ້ເອົານໍາເຜິ້ງໄປຖວາຍແກ່ພະປັດເຈກພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ສ່ວນນາງຊ້າງຈຸນລະສຸພັດທາໄດ້ຖວາຍໝາກໄມ້ແລ້ວຕັ້ງອະທິດຖານວ່າ “ຖ້າຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຕາຍໄປແລ້ວຂໍໃຫ້ໄປເກີດເປັນມະເຫສີຂອງພະຣາຊາຜູ້ມີອໍານາດສາມາດຂ້າພະຍາຊ້າງນີ້ໄດ້ດ້ວຍເທີ້ນ” ເນື່ອງຈາກ ນາງຊ້າງຈຸນລະສຸພັດທາ ຄິດວ່າ ພະໂພທິສັດຮັກນາງຊ້າງມະຫາສຸພັດທາຫຼາຍກວ່າ ຈຶ່ງມີຄວາມນ້ອຍໃຈ ນັບແຕ່ນັ້ນນາງກໍ່ອົດອາຫານຈົນເສຍຊີວິດແລະໄດ້ໄປເກີດເປັນທິດາຂອງພະຣາຊາແຄວ້ນມັດທະຣັດ ເມື່ອຈະເລີນໄວກໍ່ໄດ້ເປັນອັກຄະມະເຫສີຂອງພະເຈົ້າກາສີກະຣາດ ໃນເມືອງພາຣານະສີ ນາງຈຶ່ງໄດ້ວາງແຜນໃຫ້ນາຍພານປ່າເອົາທະນູໄປຍິງພະຍາຊ້າງສັດທັນພ້ອມກັບຕັດເອົາງາມາຖວາຍ. ໃນທີ່ສຸດພະຍາຊ້າງສັດທັນກໍ່ເສຍຊີວິດ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໖ ໜ້າ ໑: ສັງກາດ ໑໑໖໗ ຕົວ ມູນລະສັດທາ ນ້ອງສົມເດັດພະເປັນເຈົ້າແທ່ນແກ້ວນາມະເພຣິຍາ ມີພະຣາຊະສັດທາສ້າງແລ ທຸເຮີຍ.
Chaddanta Jataka, the story of Chaddanta elephant. Once upon a time, there were about 80,000 elephants. The Bodhisatta was born as the child of the head of the herd. His body was pure white with red face and feet. When he grew up, he was bigger than other elephants. After the death of his father, the Bodhisatta became the head of the herd instead, called Chaddanta. He had two wives namely Mahasubhadda and Cullasubhadda. One day, it was an uposatha day Chaddanta took bees to offer to a Pacceka Buddha, while Culasubhadda offered fruits and prayed that "If I die, may I be born as the wife of a powerful king who can kill this elephant king." As she thought that the Bodhisatta loved Mahasubhadda more, so she felt neglected. Since then on, she fasted. Cullasubhadda died and was reborn in a royal family of the Madda kingdom. Later, when she grew up she married to the king of Varanasi and became his chief consort. She made a plan for a hunter to kill the elephant with a bow and cut its tusks for her. Finally, the elephant king was killed. Colophon: Folio 26 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1167, a hap pao year, the tenth lunar month. The initiator, the younger sister of the king of the crystal seat, named [Princess] Pheriya had the religious faith to sponsor the making [of this manuscript], dear princes.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.5 cm, width 54.1 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1167, a hap pao year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
