The whole text was written in Pali is used by monks or novices to read at the beginning of a Buddhist ceremony or festival, for example the Vessantara Jataka festival.
Colophon:
In BE 2530, a moeng mao year (Thò-rabbit), on the fifth waxing day of the third [lunar] month, Saturday. CS 1349, matched on 23 January 1988, at 10.30 o’clock. Pha Phui Thiracitto from Vat Pha Maha That Rajabovoraviharn Luang Prabang municipal. Donated to Vat Pha Maha That Rajabovoraviharn Luang Prabang. Those who bollow it, please give it back to the original temple.