The Buddha gave a Jātaka story of his previous birth to his disciples. A princess of Vārānasī city married with Naga and had four sons. The second son named Būridatta left the city to strictly practice meditation and follow precepts at a river bank. One day, a Brahman met Būridatta and asked him about a snake charmer. Būridatta then took him to the Nāga kingdom. However, the Brahman had a snake expert catch Būridatta for earning money from public shows. To rescue Būridatta, his two siblings transformed themselves into a hermit and a green frog and challenged Būridatta to fight against the frog. The frog released venom on the Brahman’s hand, causing him leprosy. The Brahman surrendered. Būridatta could thus continue his practices and was reborn as the present Buddha.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript was completed] in CS 1282, a kot san year, on the eighth waning-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the second day of the week as the Mon say, a moeng mao day as the Tai say, at the time of the noon horn. I, Monk Yasamut, finished writing this manuscript for Mae Thao (old grandmother) Lafòng as her birthday manuscript.
Nibbāna paccayo hontu arahatta maggaṇñāṇo hontu anāgate kāle nibbāna paccayo hontu vo niccam dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.
The principal initiator was Mae Thao Lafòng who sponsored the production of this birthday manuscript titled Bhūridatta to sustain the continuation of the Teachings of the Buddha until [the end of] 5,000 years.
Other notes:
This date corresponds with Monday, 6 September 1920 (1282 Sravana 23).