Tham Huai Bon (Wat) - CM0032

สันทราย (TH)
19.984819,99.184074
Length 25m Depth 4m
Grottocenter / carte

Location

The temple is 10 km north-west of Fang, near the eastern edge of the Doi Phahom Pok National Park and close to the 4WD track leading to Doi Phahom Pak. From the Fang by-pass take the road signposted to Ban Huai Mayom which turns into a dirt track after a few kilometres. About 6 km from the ring road turn left just after the border of the national park. The cave is halfway up the cliffs at the back of the temple comples, reached by a steep staircase. Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

The rock shelter is 40 m x 20 m. It is divided into two sections by a natural rock pillar with a gilded Buddha in an alcove behind. The right section contains sleeping platforms made of wood from coffins, a potent reminder of the immanence of death. The message is further reinforced by macabre wall paintings of a skeleton and of the Hand of Awareness. The association with death probably comes from the deep layer of animal bones embedded in the floor sediments. The shelter appears to be a prehistoric site as pottery and other artifacts can be seen along with the bones.

History

Tham Huai Bon (Wat) was visited and surveyed by the APS in 1985. Martin Ellis - 26/06/2019

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.3Tham Huai Bon (Haeng) [Tham Raud Tira] [Tham Haeng] [CM0138]53548
10.2Tham Huai Bon (Nam) - CM01452000
16.7Cricket Cave [CM0150]347106
17.0Ang Khang Sinkhole [CM0245]
17.1Sink CM0159 - CM0159
17.2Tham Hub Pha Khao - CM0158
17.3Dead Robber Waterfall Cave [CM0097]570166
17.4Tham Ban Luang - CM0074590199
19.0Black Scorpion Cave [CM0155]