After Queen Maha Maya gave a birth of her son at Lumbini Garden. King Suddhodana invited eight wise men to withness the naming ceremony and to suggest a good name for his son. The wise men examined the birthmarks of the prince and concluded, “The prince will be a king of kings if he wants to rule. If he chooses a religious life then he will become the Wisest-the Buddha.” The youngest of the five wise men, Kondanna, then said, “This prince will be the Buddha and nothing else.” Then the wise men gave him the name Siddhartha meaning “wish-fulfilled.”
Colophon:
Folio 26 on the verso side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1236, a kap set year, on the fourth waxing day of the fourth [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), a tao nyi day, the writing of this manuscript was finished in the afternoon (between 12.00-13.30 o’clock). Phò Liang (stepfather) Pong was the principal initiatior together with all his children and grand-children had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript bundle entitled Sirimahamaya to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hoto no niccaṃ niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna, constantly and certainly).
Other notes:
Phò Liang (step father) Pong was the principal initiatior together with all children, grand-children had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sirimahamaya, this bundle to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hoto no niccaṃ niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, constantly and certainly).