The text describes about the preliminary and guidelines of the Dhamma for practice such as Nīvarana (hindrances), Dhātu (elements), Pañca-khandha (Five aggregates) and Āyatana (sense-field).
1). Nīvarana (hindrances): obstacles to the mind and blind our mental vision.
2). Dhātu (elements): The 4 physical elements: earth, water, fire and wind.
3). Āyatana (sense-field): The 12 sources of consciousness and is divided into 2 kinds: the six outer sources and the six inner sources.
Colophon:
Folio 47 on the recto side: In BE 2459, a kat pao year, on the eighth waning day of the first [lunar] month, the second day of the week (Monday), [the writing was finished]. Xiang (ex-novice) Pheng and his wife had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of … … … to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna).