Abhidhamma Dhātukathā (Abhidhamma Piṭaka Dhātukathā) is the high level of Buddha’s teaching. The content is about the body, physical contact, and the four elements (solid element, liquid element, heating element and air element) which formed to be human body. While we are alive, we should consider that our bodies are impermanent, can change and perish finally. When we pass away, we cannot take our properties, lineage or relatives with us. Therefore, we must hurry to make merit, perform almsgiving, observe the religious precepts and do meditation which will be the benefit of making merit following us forever.
Colophon:
ปริปุณณะยามกองเดิกแก่ข้าน้อยแล ฯ ปาริธาตุกถา ผูกต้นแล
สักราชได้ ๑๑๙๖ ตัว ปลีกาบสง้า เดือนยี่ แรม ๓ ฅ่ำ วัน ๓ ไท กัดเร้า ฯ
ขณานนันทยะริกขิตตะอัตตโน โชฏกะสาสนาพระโคดมเจ้า ตราบ ๕๐๐๐ ภวัสสาจิ่งแล ฯ ข้าเขียนยามอยู่เมืองน่าน เวียงเหนือ วันนั้นแล ปารีธาตุกัตถา ผูกต้นแล ฯ
[I] finished copying [this manuscript], Pāḷī Dhātugathā, first fascicle, at the time of the night drum, in Cuḷasakarāja 1196, in the kap sanga year, on the third waning-moon day of the second [lunar] month, the third day of the week, a kat rao day as the Tai [say]. [I,] Khanan (ex-monk) Nanthiya inscribed [this manuscript] on my own to ensure the continuation of the five-thousand-year [era] of the Teachings of Buddha during my stay at Wiang Nüa, Nan. Pāḷī Dhātugathā, first fascicle.
Remark: Wednesday, 19 November 1834 (1196 Karttika 18). This day was, however, a kot set day. The preceding day – Tuesday, 18 November 1834 – was a kat rao day.
Other notes:
The edge was trimmed, causing partly textual missing.
(Left side of the first folio) “Pāḷī Dhātugathā, first fascicle”