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 eighth waning-moon day of the twelfth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week, at the time of the evening drum, a dap mao day as a Tai says.
Monk Sommaṇa wrote this manuscript with his own hands during his happy stay at Way Si Bun Rüang, Ban Hong, which is surrounded by rice fields and coconut trees, Pa Lan Chum, the state of Hariphunchai Sukhawadi.
May the merit always protect myself, my family members, my teachers, and lay supporters. May they all successfully receive this merit.
Nibbāna paccayo hotu me metteyya santike kale niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to 1253 Bhadrapada 23 = Saturday, 26 September 1891.