White Buddha Cave [Tham Bia] [Grotte du Boudha blanc] [CM0022]
เมืองงาย (TH)
19.404726,98.929157
19.404726,98.929157
Length 110m Depth 11m
Location
The Tham Pak Piang Priest's Camp Site is to the north of Ban Tham. Follow the road past Tham Chiang Dao and then take the right hand fork (left leads to Tham Pha Plong). The road to the Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary bears round to the left with the gate into this temple straight on. This cave is in the hill to the north of the temple.
Description
A 20 m x 15 m entrance chamber leads to a maze of narrow passages on two levels joined by 4.5 m pitch. In 1985 the main chamber contained a white Buddha, but by 2005 the cave appeared to have been abandoned and the white Buddha was gone.
Topographie
DEHARVENG, LOUIS, ET AL. (1986) - Grade UISv2 3-3-A
Documents
Bibliography 26/06/2019- DEHARVENG, LOUIS, ET AL. (1986) "ExpÚdition Tha´-Maros 85" Association PyrÚnÚenne de SplÚologie, Toulouse ISBN 2-906273-00-7 DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 SIDISUNTHORN, PINDAR; GARDNER, SIMON; SMART, DEAN (2006) "Caves of Northern Thailand" River Books, Thailand, ISBN 9749863135 TOURNIER, THIERRY (2011) ôCR Thailande 2010/2011" privately published report. 26pp WHITE, TONY (1988) "Zen and The Art of Umbrella Pointing" Caves & Caving No. 40 pp14-17
History
The cave was surveyed by the APS in 1985.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Cave CHD14 - CM0064 | 10 | 0 |
| 0.2 | Tham Pak Piang [Tham Pak Pbiang] [Tham Pok Piang] [CM0020] | 90 | 18 |
| 0.3 | Tham Pak Sung [Tham Pok Soong] [Tham Pbak Sung] [CM0021] | 20 | 0 |
| 1.2 | Tham Sua Dao [Tham Sia Dao] [Tham Tai Ger] [Grotte du Tigre} [CM0004] | 116 | 2 |
| 1.2 | Tham Pha Plong - CM0003 | 25 | 0 |
| 1.2 | Chiang Dao (Tham) [CM0001] | 5170 | 43 |
| 1.2 | Tham Ngorb - CM0160 | ||
| 1.3 | Tham Ki Nok - CM0002 | 695 | 76 |
| 2.9 | Cave PL29 - CM0229 | 56 | 32 |