The text mentions the story of a Phaya Hong (leader swan). One day, a hunter named Khemakakhavan who followed the king’s order put a snare under a pond near Bharanasi in ordered to catch the swans. There were 96,000 swans came and ate the wheat in the king’s garden. Later, Phaya Hong was caught with the snare. He suddenly shouted loudly. The other swans float away when they heard the voice of fear. Only one swan named Sukhu came back to help the Phaya Hong, who said that I will give my life to the hunter and will ask him to give you freedom.
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Folio 28 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 1 hundred 97 (corresponding with CS 1197), a hap mot year, on the tenth waning day of the eighth [lunar] month, the second day of the week (Monday), a ka pao day, the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the forenoon horn (between 9.00-10.30 o’clock). Xiang (ex-novice) Pòng and his wife, siblings and their parents had the religious faith to jointly sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Hòng Kham to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna, certainly).