Tham Pha Bing - LO0026
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Location
This cave is sign posted to the west of the H201 4.5km south of the junction with the H210 in Wang Saphung. Follow this road, the H2250, for 6km and the wat is to the west of the road.
Description
Tham Pha Bing is a 20m long, 10m wide by 5m high phreatic half-tube that has been tiled and has 2 Buddhas in the back.
Fauna
Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Megadermatidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rhinolophus malayanus Bonhote, 1903 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Rhinolophus thomasi Andersen, 1905 (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Hipposideros larvatus (Horsfield, 1823) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) (Robinson and Smith 1997) Miniopterus magnater (Sanborn, 1931) (Chordata, Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) (Robinson and Smith 1997)
Documents
Bibliography 22/02/2020- DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 124pp FONTAINE, HENRI; SALYAPONGSE, SIROT; SUTEETHORN, VARAVUDH; TIAN, PANNIPA; VACHARD, DANIEL (2005) "Sedimentary Rocks of the Loei Region, Northeast Thailand: Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, Sedimentology" Bureau of Geological Survey, Department of Mineral Resources, Bangkok. 165pp KONGIM, BANGON; SUTCHARIT, CHIRASAK; NAGGS, FRED; PANHA, SOMSAK (2013) "Taxonomic revision of the Elephant Pupinid snail genus Pollicaria Gould, 1856 (Prosobranchia, Pupinidae)ö ZooKeys No. 287 pp19-40 KONGIM, BANGON; SUTCHARIT, CHIRASAK; TONKERD, PIYOROS; PANHA, SOMSAK (2009) "Karyotype Differentiation within the Elephant Pupinid Snail Pollicaria mouhoti (Pfeiffer, 1862) (Caenogastropoda: Pupinidae)" The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University Vol. 9 No. 2 pp201-208 Nanasampanno, Maha Boowa (2005) "Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera: A spiritual biography" Forest Dhamma Books ISBN 974-92007-4-8 532pp ROBINSON, MARK, F.; SMITH, ANGELA L. (1997) "Chiroptera from Loei Province, North-east Thailand" The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society Vol. 45 No. 1 pp1-16 Smith, Angela L.; Robinson, Mark F.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (2000) "A collection of shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae) from north-east Thailand" Mammalia Vol. 64 No. 2 pp250-253 VOGT, NILS B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp
History
This is a very well known and developed temple and sanctuary. The famous tudong meditation monk Phra Ajarn Man Phuritatta spent the 1918 rains retreat in this cave. It is now developed into a large retreat monastery and the limestone hill is surrounded by a wall. There are reports of other caves in the monastery grounds. 2006-05-31 (M. Ellis, I. Hollis) the first recorded speleological visit
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Tham Pha Fang - LO0096 | ||
| 4.4 | Tham Pha Mak Ho - LO0027 | 50 | 0 |
| 5.5 | Phu Tham - LO0030 | ||
| 6.8 | Tham Chang Suwan Thong - LO0124 | ||
| 7.6 | Tham Men - LO0029 | ||
| 7.9 | Phu Tham - LO0123 | ||
| 11.3 | Tham Ton Tom Pha - LO0076 | 50 | 5 |
| 11.4 | Tham Pha Sing - LO0024 | 120 | 19 |
| 11.5 | Cave LO0025 - LO0025 |