Tham Chan [BK0008]

โนนสว่าง (TH)
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Grottocenter / carte

Location

The temple is on a low hill just to the west of Ban Kham Phai, which is on the H5004. Martin Ellis - 14/06/2019

Description

Martin Ellis - 14/06/2019

The cave is high up, without water, and is a labyrinthine network of natural rock formations that have been utilized as temples.

Documents

Bibliography 14/06/2019
  • Tiyavanich, Kamala (1997) "Forest Recollections. Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand" University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu ISBN 0-8248-1781-8 410pp Vogt, Nils B. (2013) "Temple Caves & Grottoes in Thailand: A Picture-Guide Book" Booksmango, Bangkok ISBN 978-616-222-160-6 214pp

Histoire

The famous monk Ajan Chuan stayed here from 1958 to 1962. Martin Ellis - 14/06/2019

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
10.3Tham Si Chom Phu [BK0020]
10.7Tham Charoen [BK0012]
10.9Tham Phra [BK0017]
12.2Tham Sua [BK0029 ]
19.2Tham Khieo Sa-un [BK0016]
25.1Tham Chong [BK0015 ]
26.1Tham Mongkhon [BK0038]
26.4Tham Phra Wanaram [BK0014]
31.4Tham Pha Daeng [BK0027]