Raw data
"The earliest known use of caves by Buddhists in Thailand dates back to at least the 6th to 7th centuries A.D. with Roesi, Fa Tho, Chin and Cham caves on Khao Ngu mountain, and Narai cave in Phra Puttha Bat district (Munier 1998:34)." (cited in Sponsel 2009).
"NARAI CAVE - Neighborhoods: Phra Phutthabat Address: Saraburi 4009 Rural Rd., Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi" http://www.zodio.com/business/detail/101631211/narai-cave
"Name - Tham Narai Inscription (S.B. 1) (Thai version)
Script - pallava
Date - 12th Buddhist century [= the 600s CE - http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/b_chron-txt.htm]
Language - Old Mon
Face/Line - 1 face, contains 3 lines of writing
Material - stone
Form - wall of the cave
Size - 15 cm. width ; 50 cm. length
Found at - Narai Cave (or Khao Wong Cave) Khao Wong Locality, Phra Phutthabat District, Saraburi Province
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Description - This inscription describes the veneration of sacred objects led by a certain Uncle Sinayadha and the people of the city of Anuradhapura." - http://www.sac.or.th/databases/inscriptions/en/inscribe_detail.php?id=279
Input by: tmciolek Oct 01 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 02 Oct 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Tham Narai monastery?, TH.
Lat 14.67210 Long 100.83062
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Tham Narai monastery?
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Thailand:Changwat Sara Buri
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Narai Cave - http://www.sac.or.th/databases/inscriptions/en/inscribe_detail.php?id=279
- Khao Wong Cave - http://www.sac.or.th/databases/inscriptions/en/inscribe_detail.php?id=279
- Tham Khaowong - http://www.painaidii.com/business/120894/photo/add/lang/en/
- Wat Khao Wongtham - http://wat-khao-wongtham-narai-saraburi.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 14.67210 Long 100.83062 - based on visual identification of the Wat Khao Wong site in maps/satellite imagery & Panoramio photographs, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 02 Oct 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 14.5333 Long 100.9167 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TH/37/Sara_Buri.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Theravada?
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- The cave was in use at least in the 6th to 7th centuries A.D, if not earlier (Munier 1998:34, cited in Sponsel 2009)
- An inscription dated from 12th Buddhist century [= the 600s CE - http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/b_chron-txt.htm]
MBM chrono-tag 0500-32p 0533-66p 0567-99p 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c - tmciolek 02 Oct 2013
0500-32p 0533-66p 0567-99p 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c dated-e
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- [missing data]
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery
19. Available Printed Literature
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
- [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]
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