Once upon a time, the Metteyya Bodhisatta was reborn as Ajita-kumāra in the time of Gotama Buddha. He was ordained as a novice and became a monk in the Buddha’s school. One day Pajāpatī offered a robe to the Buddha specifically, but he rejected and told Pajāpatī to offer the robe to a monk within the monastic community randomly. Ajita received the robe and the Buddha predicted that he would become a buddha named “Metteyya” in the future.
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Nibbāna paccayo hontu niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.
I, Nan (ex-monk) Yana, wrote the manuscript for Mahā Sawathu Cao Sommana of Wat Si Bun Rüang Ban Hong, who governs the Sangha community in Ban Hong Sub-district, in CS 1260, a poek set year, on the second waning-moon day of the first [lunar] month, a Sunday as the Mon say, a poek set days as the Tai say, in early afternoon. Please forgive me for any remaining mistakes .
Namāmi dhammaṃ sabbapāpaṃ vināsantu.
Because I am getting old, my eyesight is unclear, my hands are shaking, and my brain is forgetful. May I definitely attain Nibbāna. I wrote this manuscript at Ban Cediya Yang Som.