Kumman or Kumāra (the section on children) is the eighth section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes: Brahmin Jujaka arrived at Mount Vamka and stayed overnight near the hermitage of Ascetic Vessantara. At dawn the next morning, Jujaka waited until Princess Maddī went away to look for fruits. He then came out and begged to have Prince Jali and Princess Kanha from Vessantara. When the children realized that the Brahmin were begging themselves, they were so scared and concealed themselves under the lotus leaves in the pond. Ascetic Vessantara called them and made them understand his wishes. Then the ascetic gave them to Jujaka. Jujaka was binding their hands together and dragged them out of there.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 15 ໜ້າ 1: ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ພັນ 273 (ຈສ 1273) ຕົວ ປີເຕົ່າໃຈ້ ເດືອນ 7 ແຮມ 11 ຄ່ຳ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ວັນ 3 ມື້ເປິກສະງ້າ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມຕູດຕັ້ງມື້ເຊົ້າ ໝາຍມີພໍ່ອອກໝ່ອມສິມມາ ກັບທັງບຸດຕະນັດຕາ ສຸຫະຊາເຊື້ດຊາດ ຍາຕິກາພັນທຸວົງສາ ໄດ້ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເປັນອັນຍິ່ງຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງ ກຸມມານບັ້ນປາຍ ໄວ້ກັບພຸດທະສາສະໜາໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ 5000 ພະວັດສາ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.
Folio 15 on the recto side: Sangkat thousand 273 (CS 1273), a tao chai year, on the eleventh day of the waning moon of the seventh lunar month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), a poek sanga day, the writing of this manuscript was finished in the morning (between 6.00-7.30 o’clock). Phò-òk Mom Simma (father of monk Simma) together with his children, friends and all relatives jointly had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Kumman banpai, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ (Nibbana is the greatest bliss).