A Brahman named Alamphai learnt a stanza from a hermit who lived in the forest. The stanza was used for catching snakes and nagas. When the Brahman was reciting the stanza while walking back, the nagas heard the stanza, they were frightened, run away and left behind a magical wishing crystal. Then the Brahman had the crystal. Later, he met a hunter coming with his son. When the hunter saw the crystal, he desired it and asked the Brahman for the crystal with an exchange of telling what he wanted to know. The Brahman wanted to know where nagas were and the hunter told him where Phurithat (the naga prince) who was the hunter’s friend lived. At the time, the naga prince was observing precepts and meditating. The hunter’s son realized that his father betrayed his friend, he felt disappointed with his father who was ungrateful. So he left his father and ordained as a hermit.
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Folio 26 on the recto: Culasakkarat (CS) 1202, a kot chai year, on the first day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the second day of the week, at the time of the sunset drum (13:30–15:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Xiang (ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Phurithat to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hoto no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly).
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ພູຣິທັດ (ຜູກ 3)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Bhuridatta (Phuk 3)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of Bhuridatta, the Naga Prince (fascicle 3)