This book contains a Thai translation of <i>Cūḷaganthavaṃsa</i> ("CGV"), a Pali scripture describing the history of other Buddhist scriptures . CGV was composed by Nandapaññācariya, a Buddhist priest of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bago,_Myanmar" class="extiw" title="w:Bago, Myanmar">Haṃsāvatī</a>, around the year 2010 BE (1467/68 CE). Phra Dhammānandathera, a Thai Buddhist priest of Wat Photharam, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhon_Sawan_province" class="extiw" title="w:Nakhon Sawan province">Nakhon Sawan province</a>, produced an established text of the CGV from two manuscripts: one written in the Roman script, obtained from the monastery of Sīlānandābhivaṃsathera Dhammācariya of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon" class="extiw" title="w:Yangon">Yangon</a>, the other written in the Burmese script, obtained from the monastery of Vāsavathera Dhammācariya of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay" class="extiw" title="w:Mandalay">Mandalay</a>. Aphitham Mahathat Witthayalai Foundation of Thailand had the established text translated into Thai by Siri Phetchai, an official at the Department of Religious Affairs of Thailand, and had the translation printed as this book, titled as <i>Khanthawong Chabap Wat Photharam</i> ("Ganthavaṃsa: Wat Photharam Version").
Nandapaññācariya (?–?)
<i>คัมภีร์คันถวงศ์ ฉบับวัดโพธาราม</i>. (๒๕๐๙). พระนคร: โรงพิมพ์มหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย.