This manuscript is Thūpavaṃsa explainings the history of building Buddha images that are regarded as a representative of the Buddha. To serve different benefits, construction of pagodas are constructed into different shapes and enshrine Buddha relics enshrine, accompanied with other offering-alms the Buddha representations, with different material use and shapes. such as a Buddha image and Cediya where the relics are enshrined.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript] was completed in CS 1253, a ruang mao year, on the fifth waxing-moon day of the twelfth [lunar] month, the third day of the week, corresponding to a müang rao day according to the Thai calendar.
Novice Ananda copied this manuscript with his own hands while taking care of Khruba (senior charismatic monk) Sommana at Wat Ban Hong Si Bun Rüang. May the merit derived from writing the Dhamma manuscript be transferred to my parents and my family members. [The writing] was completed in the evening. As I was in a hurry, sometimes I wrote the vowels ā and ī wrongly. I also heard buffalo bells always ringing, causing my concentration to get worse. Sometimes, I mixed up the vowels a and i, causing unattractive handwriting. Those older monks or novices who read and use this manuscript are suggested being careful.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to 1253 Bhadrapada 5 = Tuesday, 8 September 1891.