Hermit Cave, Khao Ngu

Terrain

General Condition

It is a cave in the Snake Mountains. which is a limestone mountain An area called Khao Lat Kluay The mouth of the cave faces northwest. It is about 8 meters above the ground. There is a path in the area of ​​Khao Ngu Park (which is at the foot of the hill on the east side) inside the cave consists of 2 booths. The large booth, originally called "Tham Ruesi" or "Tham Phra", is approximately 12.80x5.16 meters in size. 8 meters high (inside there is a Buddha image carved hanging his feet), the small booth is on the west side of the main booth. It was later named “Tham Rishi Samadhi Gupta” measures approximately 10.20x4.08 meters (inside there is a standing Buddha image carved)

Current There have been some changes in the condition of the area, for example, cement stairs were made from the foot of the hill to the mouth of the cave. and pour the cement floor in front of the cave including inside the cave To facilitate tourists and Buddhists who come to worship Buddha images

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Mae Klong River It is about 4 kilometers east of Snake Mountain and 3.3 kilometers northeast of Khlong Nong Yai. It is about 1.1 km east.

Geological conditions

[See Snake Mountain]

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

In the big booth (also known as hermit cave) on the wall of the cave, there is a low relief carved image of a Buddha image hanging in the Dvaravati period, about 2.5 meters high. His right hand represents a sermon. (Vikrakmutra) His left hand is placed on the shaft. His face is quite square. Possessing a thin robe wrapped around him, clearly seeing the edge of the Utra Sangha between the monks. short sangha Between the two foot cuffs, there is an inscription of Pallava letters at the end. The Sanskrit typography is a type used in South India around the 12th Buddhist century. Sri Samadhi Gupta (a )" means The merit of the hermit--- Sri Samadhi Gupta (Yach Seedes 1961) or Phra Sri Samadhi Gupta is pure by merit (Licorice Kaew Khlai 2529), which may be the name of the creator of the Buddha image. Meditation Gupta Rishi or Sri Samadhi Gupta as being pure with merit

The appearance of this sitting Buddha image is similar to a sitting Buddha image in Ajanta Cave, India. which has the characteristics of Indian art in the Gupta style Age around the 11th Buddhist century (Piriya Krairiksh 2001; Sakchai Saising, 2004), but from a study of art history, it was found that this Buddha image has a truly native face. which determines the age around the 13th-14th Buddhist century (Kera Jatikavanich, 2002; Sakchai Saising 2004; Piriya Krairiksh 2001), including the Pang and Mudra performances, which are more native than Indian influences, that is, the Buddha's right hand is raised to show virtuous mudra. is to flirt with Phra Angkut and Phra Indu in a circle, which represents the Dharma Chakra. His left hand was placed on the axle. In the same way as the meditation posture, which is considered a specific form of Dvaravati art, it differs from the same posture found in the Indian art of Gupta that is often depicted in a circle of logic with the right thumb. The left hand is in the form of a support (Supatradit Diskul 1973)