Tham Ruesi Khao Ngu -
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Tham Ruesi Khao Ngu is 8 km. from the town to the west and is
located in Khao Ngu Park. Before reaching the top of Khao Ngu
mountain, there is a cave called “Tham Ruesi” where a giant
Dvaravati-style Buddha image giving a sermon is on the wall of
the mouth. The image is commonly known as Phra Buddha Chai of
Tham Ruesi Khao Ngu. The left hand is on a shin and the face is
flat with curvy eyebrows like the shape of a crow's wings,
bulging eyes, a flat nose, thick lips, a big hair knot with
lotus shape halo inscribed the name of the hermit protecting
Khao Ngu mountain in Indian which is the origin of the name
“Tham Ruesi”. Another word inscribed is “Gupta”, a common
surname in the time of the Gupta Empire; therefore, it is
assumed that the Buddha image in Tham Ruesi might have been
built in the Davaravati period, the same time or not so long
after the Gupta period in India. There are many other Ayutthaya
art sandstone Buddha images inside the cave.
On the top
of the mountain, installed the Buddha's footprints. On one side
of the top is Tham Fa Tho. There are stairs leading to two
places: Tham Fah Tho and the footprints' place.
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footprints made of laterites were placed inside Viharn, a
rectangle building located on the top at the height of 128
metres. The original building was so worn out that a pavilion
was built on top of it. Near the base of the footprints,
situated 5 red sandstone Buddha images and a number of parts of
Buddha's images assumed to be built in Ayutthaya period.
However, the period the footprints were made is unknown.
Tham Fa Tho is near Khao Ngu cave and is 250 metres away from
Tham Ruesi Khao Ngu to the west. It is where Buddha images,
hermit's images and parts of sandstone Buddha images. Inside the
cave, there are wall sculptures on the south wall, such as a
reclining Buddha image with halo all the way up to the painting
of celestial assembly and a stucco of a tree with two disciples.
The elements are like those of the nirvana of the Buddha in Jam
Cave. In Tham Fa Tho, the Buddha's image faces its head to the
mouth to the cave. Other Buddha's images are on the left of a
Gods picture similar to a sculpture in Ajanta Caves in India
which was built around 600 AD. There is a ceremony held annually
to worship on the first day of November. Open daily from
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Mueang |
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Ko Phlappla |
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13.57490 N |
99.777698 E |
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