This is the first fascicle of the story of the Venerable Uppagupta Thera. The story is that in BE 218, King Asoka was celebrating his 84,000 stupas when Mara appeared who destined a heavy rain to disrupt the ceremony. Phra Uppagupta Thera, who was living in the underworld, had suppressed Mara and they both were fighting each other with supernatural power. Finally, Mara was put under control. The Venerable tied Mara's neck with the carcass of a dog and tied him to Mount Sumeru until the celebration had fully finished. Then the Venerable gave Mara back his freedom.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 26 ໜ້າ 1: ສັງກາດ 17 ຕົວປີ ເປິກສີ່ ເດືອນ 9 ແຮມ 12 ຄໍ່າ ພະຣາຊະສັດທາຫຼວງ ເປັນອຸບປະຖຳນະສ້າງ ລຳອຸບປະຄຸດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າເທົ້າ5 ພັນວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປະຣະມັງສຸກຂັງ
In Culasakkarat (CS) [13]17, a poek si year, on the twelfth waning day of the ninth [lunar] month. Pha Rajasaddhā Luang (lit.: the royal principal initiator) is the sponsor of making [this manuscript entitled] Lam Upakut (Uppagupta Thera), to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Nirvāna is the greatest bliss).
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ພະອຸບປະຄຸດ ຜູກຕົ້ນ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Phra Uppagupta, Phuk ton
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of the Venerable Phra Uppagupta Thera, fascicle 1