At one time, the Buddha was dwelling at the Jetavanna Monastery in Savatthi, Venerable Sariputta came to the presence of the Buddha and questioned the Buddha about the merit derived from making the manuscripts of the Teachings of the Buddha. Then the Buddha delivered a sermon describing the merit derived from making the manuscripts. Those who had the ardent religious faith wrote or made the Teachings of the Buddha on the manuscripts, gain many results and will become emperors, Indra for many existences.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 9 ໜ້າ 1: ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ໝາຍມີພໍ່ກໍ່າ 2 ຜົວເມຍ ແລະລູກເຕົ້າຊູ່ຄົນ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງຈິ່ງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງ ລຳປິຕະກະທັງ 3 ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາເທົ້າ 5 ພັນວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຝູງຂ້າທັງຫຼາຍໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ 3 ປະການ ມີນີລະພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວ ຢ່າຄາດແຄ້ວດັ່ງຄຳມັກຄຳປາຖະໜາ ຊູ່ເຍື່ອງຊູ່ປະການແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ.
Folio 9 on the recto side: The writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the afternoon’s drum (between 13.30-15.00 o’clock). Phò (father) Kam and his wife, together with their children had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Lam Pitaka Thang 3, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May we all reach the three states of happiness with Nirvāna is the greatest bliss, may all my wishes and desires not be ignored. Sādhu sādhu nibbāna paccayo hotu (Amen, amen! May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana).