Tham Phra Sabai - LA0006
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Location
Wat Tham Phra Sabai is well signposted from the H1, on the southern outskirts of Lampang, following the H1036 (also named the H1003). In the temple grounds there is a pond, with limestone rock and boulders at the base of some steps. Tham Yen is at the top of the steps and a few steps further, up to the left is the larger entrance of Tham Phra Sabai.
Description
Previously called Tham Gae Gao (a kind of bird), it is now a religious retreat which can hold up to 200 people. A sala has been built in front of the entrance. The entrance chamber is completely tiled with the main shrine in the middle. At the back a few steps lead up to a collapse, daylight chamber (called Tham Viharn) and another few steps leads to a chamber with a high skylight and a large chedi (called Tham Chedi or Tham Phra That).
Fauna
Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844 (Chordata: Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) (Latinne et al. 2013)
Documents
Bibliography 06/12/2019- +Dhammadharo, Lee (1994) "The autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee" Metta Forest Monastery, 140pp +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +LATINNE, ALICE; WAENGSOTHORN, SURACHIT; ROJANADILOK, PRATEEP; EIAMAMPAI, KRAIRAT; SRIBUAROD, KRIANGSAK; MICHAUX, JOHAN R. (2013) " Diversity and endemism of Murinae rodents in Thai limestone karsts" Systematics and Biodiversity Vol. 11 online 22pp ***Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018) "A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" ZooKeys No. 761 pp1-177 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.761.24214 +VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
0.0 | Tham Yen - LA0008 | 20 | 0 |
0.0 | Tham Nam [LA0093] | ||
8.9 | Cave LA0062 - LA0062 | ||
9.0 | Tham Jaeng - LA0056 | 100 | 0 |
9.0 | Tham Aep - LA0057 | 30 | 0 |
9.0 | Tham Nam Yoi - LA0021 | ||
9.1 | Tham Phaya Lue - LA0036 | ||
9.2 | Tham Noi - LA0058 | ||
9.3 | Tham Chang Mae Lao - LA0060 |